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Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2009

Debates on delegated legislation on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Brett. The answering member was Duke of Montrose.
Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

712 c205-12GC 

Session

2008-09

Department

Scotland Office

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

Proceeding contributions

Lord Steel of Aikwood | 712 c207-8GC (Link to this contribution) I, too, give a general welcome to this order. I regularly used to tease the Minister’s predecessors ...
Lord Brett | 712 c210-1GC (Link to this contribution) I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to what has been a fascinating debate. We all start fro...

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 712 c208-9GC (Link to this contribution) I should first declare an interest as a Member of the Scottish Parliament. Currently, I am the only ...
Lord Brett | 712 c211-2GC (Link to this contribution) That is a question to take on board, and we must ensure that when we produce those orders they seek ...
Lord Steel of Aikwood | 712 c209GC (Link to this contribution) The Calman commission does not in fact recommend that. It leaves the election process itself in the ...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 712 c209-10GC (Link to this contribution) I accept that and we are in agreement. I am grateful for the correction. The one thing I am deeply d...
Lord Brett | 712 c212GC (Link to this contribution) I understand that to be the case. The only other recommendation made by the Gould review that is not...
Lord Steel of Aikwood | 712 c212GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his responses. I have been in touch with the Electoral Commission about the...
Duke of Montrose | 712 c206-7GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for explaining the order in his very adept way. I can only say that it is July ...
Lord Brett | 712 c205-6GC (Link to this contribution) It may be helpful if I briefly set out the background to the order under consideration, which is mad...
Lord Jones | 712 c208GC (Link to this contribution) Surely the order is to be welcomed. How are the Scottish ballot papers devised? How are they made up...
Lord Brett | 712 c205GC (Link to this contribution) That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Scottish Parliament (Elec...
Lord Jones | 712 c212GC (Link to this contribution) Shall we assume that in the counties of Scotland, local government officials were engaged in drawing...
Duke of Montrose | 712 c211GC (Link to this contribution) One always wants to be able to say, "It wasn’t my fault", but I have a horrible feeling that the fir...
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