Scotland Bill

My Lords, before turning to the government amendments in this group, I should like to address som...

My Lords, I accept that Amendments 1 and 2 could not be moved, and will not be moved by me or by ...

My Lords, following on from the noble and learned Lord, Lord McCluskey, it was with some consider...

The noble and learned Lord talked about the likelihood of litigation. Is he aware—I am sure he is...

As I said, these are not academic issues but very real ones. The Human Rights Act could certainly...

My Lords, both noble and learned Lords have made powerful points. I do not wish to make anything ...

My Lords, when I spoke on this matter on Report, having tabled an amendment which dealt with the ...

My Lords, it seems that the Government had an important decision to make on this issue. Did they ...

My Lords, it may be stretching the tolerance of the House for a fifth Scottish lawyer to join in ...

My Lords, I am obliged for all the contributions from your Lordships in respect of this matter. I...

Rather than read out his brief, will the noble and learned Lord acknowledge that I said that part...

There is no strict requirement to go into the definition of “devolved matters” at this stage, but...

I am not asking the Minister to tell us what is going to be in it but, if a proposed new British ...

There is no reason to suspect the worst. What we have to do is await the relevant Bill of Rights....

Before the noble and learned Lord sits down, although that was perhaps his final point from the D...

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

4: Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 30 to 33

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

5: Clause 5, page 6, line 11, leave out “(1ZA)” and insert “(1AA...

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

10: Clause 40, page 43, line 11, at end insert—

“( ) In pa...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 11 to 16 and 19 to 21. As I indicated on Report, a num...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these amendments. We particularly welcome those re...

My Lords, before the Minister responds perhaps I could repeat a point I made in Committee about C...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord McAvoy, for his comments and support. This was an issue that the par...

My Lords, I echo a lot of what the Minister said. There was a lot of contention and division in o...

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

11: Clause 40, page 43, line 14, leave out subsection (4)

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

12: Clause 41, page 44, leave out lines 34 to 37 and insert—

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

14: Clause 42, page 46, line 30, leave out “relevant” and insert...

Moved by

Lord Dunlop

16: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“Roa...

Moved by

Lord McCluskey

17: After Clause 70, insert the following new Clause—

“...

My Lords, I promise to be brief. I have been in this House just short of four decades and I have ...

I am sure that the noble and learned Lord will recall, in speaking about the role of the