The Earl of Kinnoull
The Earl of Kinnoull
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 6 February 2015
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Tributes
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I echo all the thanks expressed so far today. The noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, praised the Deputy Speakers who so a...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the rest of the Bill and ping-pong will play out in September, I suppose, but I add my voice to those saying that the most valuable thing th...
Renters’ Rights Bill
14/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 87, 88 and 103, which I have signed. I add my thanks to the Minister, who has engaged with me on these amendments...
Falkland Islands: Fisheries Exports Tariffs
09/07/2025 • Lords
The European Union Committee looked at this issue in 2020-21. What was interesting about it then—and I am sure that it is fairly similar now—is that t...
Black Rod
08/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I add our warm welcome to Lieutenant General Ed Davis. He will find things in very good order, and I look forwar...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, this is the fourth time we have had a very similar debate on this topic in the last nine months. As ever, it has been of high quality, and I...
My Lords, each of us receives, on appointment and at the start of each subsequent Parliament, a Writ of Summons. The writ says:
“We strictly enjoin...
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Forest Risk Commodities
07/07/2025 • Lords
Of course the biggest threat to forestry in this country, and particularly to our native broadleaf trees, is the grey squirrel. Can the Minister tell ...
Renters’ Rights Bill
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 53A. Getting the balance right between landlords and tenants is something that was stressed by a number of s...
I am very grateful for what the Minister has said all round. Before she sits down, I wonder if I could push her just a little more. I think she is say...
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Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job Losses
02/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change met on 6 May 2025. Clearly, quite a lot of things were discussed there, b...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
Before the noble Baroness sits down, I am sorry to intervene further but there are a number of other issues in the various amendments that we are goin...
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