Table of Contents for
Tuesday 8 Dec 2015

Volume No. 767Part No. 80

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House of Lords

Introduction: Baroness Fall

Introduction: Baroness Primarolo

Syria and Iraq: ISIS - Question

Health: Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination - Question

Adoption - Question

Business: Advice Services - Question

Scotland Bill - Committee (1st Day)

Clause 1: Permanence of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 4

Amendment 6

Amendment 8

Amendment 9

Clause 2: The Sewel convention

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

Amendment 14

Vulnerable Children: Kinship Care - Question for Short Debate

Scotland Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued)

Amendment 21

Amendment 22

Clause 3: Elections

Clause 4: Power to make provision about elections

Amendment 24

Amendment 26

Clause 8: Review of electoral boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

Amendment 27

Clause 11: Super-majority requirement for certain legislation

Amendment 29

Amendment 30

Amendment 36

Clause 12: Scope to modify the Scotland Act 1998

Amendment 41

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill - Message from the Commons

European Union Referendum Bill - Message from the Commons





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Tuesday 8 Dec 2015

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House of Lords [8 Dec 2015]

2.30 pm

Introduction: Baroness Fall

2.37 pm

Introduction: Baroness Primarolo

2.43 pm

Syria and Iraq: ISIS - Question

2.48 pm

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe) (Con):

Lord Naseby (Con):

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Earl Howe:

Lord Wright of Richmond (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Lord Howell of Guildford (Con):

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Earl Howe:

Baroness Jolly (LD):

Earl Howe:

Lord Touhig (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB):

Earl Howe:

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Health: Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination - Question

2.57 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Prior of Brampton) (Con):

Baroness Greengross (CB):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Adoption - Question

3.02 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education (Lord Nash) (Con):

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Baroness King of Bow (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Storey (LD):

Lord Nash:

Lord Hylton (CB):

Lord Nash:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

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Lord Nash:

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Geddes (Con):

Lord Nash:

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Afshar (CB):

Lord Nash:

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Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Business: Advice Services - Question

3.10 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Hooper (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Wall of New Barnet (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Flight (Con):

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Coussins (CB):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Cotter (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Scotland Bill - Committee (1st Day)

3.19 pm

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Clause 1: Permanence of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government

Amendment 1

Lord Norton of Louth (Con):


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The Lord Speaker (Baroness D'Souza):

Lord McCluskey (CB):

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Lord Cormack (Con):

3.30 pm

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Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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3.45 pm

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Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Lab):

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Lord Bishop of Chester:


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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Lord Maxton (Lab):

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Lord Crickhowell (Con):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LD):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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4 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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The Marquess of Lothian (Con):


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Lord Hope of Craighead:

The Marquess of Lothian:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Marquess of Lothian:

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Lord Mackay of Drumadoon (CB):

Lord Maxton:

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4.15 pm

Lord McCluskey:

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Lord Lang of Monkton (Con):


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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Lang of Monkton:


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Lord Purvis of Tweed:

Lord Lang of Monkton:

Lord Sanderson of Bowden (Con):

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

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4.30 pm

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (CB):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

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Lord McAvoy (Lab):

The Marquess of Lothian:

4.45 pm

Lord McAvoy:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

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Lord McAvoy:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord McAvoy:

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con):

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Lord Maxton:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Cormack:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

5 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Hope of Craighead:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord McCluskey:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord Cormack:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

5.15 pm

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (Lab):

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Cormack:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Norton of Louth:

Amendment 2

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:


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5.30 pm

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Lang of Monkton:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:


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Lord Empey (UUP):

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab):

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Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Con):

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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5.45 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Marquess of Lothian:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Norton of Louth:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Amendment 4

Lord McCluskey:

Amendment 6

Lord Hope of Craighead:

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Amendment 8

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Empey:

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Lord McAvoy:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

6 pm

Amendment 9

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Cormack:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

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Lord Tebbit (Con):

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Lord McCluskey:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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The Lord Bishop of Chester:

The Marquess of Lothian:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord Hope of Craighead:

6.15 pm

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Marquess of Lothian:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Clause 2: The Sewel convention

Amendment 10

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Norton of Louth:

Lord Stephen (LD):


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Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD):

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Amendment 11

Lord Stephen:


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6.30 pm

Lord Gordon of Strathblane (Lab):

Lord Stephen:

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Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

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Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Lang of Monkton:


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Lord Cormack:


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6.45 pm

Lord Norton of Louth:


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Lord McCluskey:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord McCluskey:

The Duke of Montrose (Con):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:


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Lord Maxton:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:


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7 pm

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:


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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

Lord Hope of Craighead:

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Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Stephen:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Stephen:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

The Duke of Montrose:

7.15 pm

Lord Keen of Elie:


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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Hope of Craighead:


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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord McCluskey:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord Cormack:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Scott of Foscote:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord McCluskey:

Lord Keen of Elie:

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Lord McCluskey:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Purvis of Tweed:

Lord Keen of Elie:

7.30 pm

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Norton of Louth:

Lord Keen of Elie:

The Duke of Montrose:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Stephen:

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Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

Lord Stephen:

Amendment 12

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Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Scott of Foscote (CB):

The Earl of Courtown (Con):

Amendment 14

Lord Cormack:

Vulnerable Children: Kinship Care - Question for Short Debate

7.43 pm

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab):

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7.55 pm

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Con):


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8.02 pm

Baroness Drake (Lab):


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8.09 pm

Baroness Massey of Darwen (Lab):


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8.15 pm

Lord Storey (LD):

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8.22 pm

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab):

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8.28 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education (Lord Nash) (Con):

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Lord Watson of Invergowrie:

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Lord Nash:

8.39 pm

Scotland Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued)

8.45 pm

Amendment 21

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

9 pm

The Earl of Kinnoull (CB):

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Lord Lyell (Con):


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Lord Maxton (Lab):

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Baroness Adams of Craigielea (Lab):

Lord Maxton:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Maxton:

9.15 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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Lord McCluskey (CB):

Column: 1533

Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD):

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Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

Lord Norton of Louth (Con):


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9.30 pm

Lord McAvoy (Lab):


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The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con):

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

A noble Lord:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Column: 1539

Amendment 22

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The Earl of Dundee (Con):

9.45 pm

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The Earl of Kinnoull:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

The Earl of Kinnoull:

Column: 1543

The Earl of Lindsay (Con):

Lord Lang of Monkton (Con):


Column: 1544

10 pm

Lord Sanderson of Bowden (Con):

Lord McAvoy:

Column: 1545

Lord Keen of Elie:

The Earl of Dundee:

Column: 1546

Clause 3: Elections

Clause 4: Power to make provision about elections

Amendment 24

Lord Keen of Elie:


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Amendment 26

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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10.15 pm

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord McAvoy:

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Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Clause 8: Review of electoral boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

Amendment 27

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Clause 11: Super-majority requirement for certain legislation

Amendment 29

Lord McCluskey (CB):

Amendment 30

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Column: 1551

Lord Stephen (LD):


Column: 1552

10.30 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Stephen:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Stephen:

Lord McCluskey:

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova:

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Lord Keen of Elie:


Column: 1554

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Amendment 36

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Keen of Elie:

Column: 1555

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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Clause 12: Scope to modify the Scotland Act 1998

Amendment 41

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill - Message from the Commons

European Union Referendum Bill - Message from the Commons