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	Guardian \| Lord Gray of Contin
		Hamish Gray, latterly Lord Gray of Contin, who has died aged 78, was a genial, progressive Scottish Conservative, loyal to party and principle.
		Gray got a peerage, and became minister of state in the Scottish Office, with responsibility for agriculture, a job that lasted until the 1986 reshuffle.
		Born in Inverness, the son of a roofing contractor, Gray was educated at Inverness Royal Academy.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329438762-103684,00.html (473 words)

	Lord Gray Of Contin - Independent Online Edition > Obituaries
		Hamish Gray, albeit he never reached cabinet rank, was one of the most significant ministers in Margaret Thatcher's government between 1979 and 1983, on account of the fact that he held the portfolio of Minister of Energy responsible for the North Sea oil industry.
		Hamish Gray was brave as a politician in resisting the ethos at the beginning of the Thatcher era in surrendering British interests on relatively cheap terms to the multinational oil companies.
		Gray had to take responsibility, although ministerially he had nothing to do with the decision to close the plant.
	news.independent.co.uk /people/obituaries/article351923.ece (1096 words)

	inverness city \| newsinverness
		FAMILY of the late Lord Gray of Contin paid tribute yesterday to a man who has been described as a son of Inverness.
		A prominent member of the Conservative Party and former Lord Lieutenant of Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, Lord Gray died aged 78 at the Highland Hospice on Tuesday.
		Outside politics, Lord Gray was widely known among the sporting communities of Inverness as a member of the Highland Rugby Club and a keen cricketer playing for Northern Counties from 1948 to 1965.
	www.inverness-scotland.com /news-inverness.asp?newsid=331 (389 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 19 Jul 2000 (200719-04)
		Although noble Lords accepted that it was never our intention to include content within the definition of communications data, their misgivings struck a chord, and I agreed to reflect further on the wording of our amendment to see whether we could provide a stricter formulation that would assuage the concerns that had been understandably expressed.
		My Lords, I welcome the fact that the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and his department have taken so constructively the decision of this House when this matter was put to a vote on Report.
		When the noble Lord, Lord Phillips of Sudbury, moved a similar amendment on Report, he wondered whether someone served with a disclosure notice who was not in possession of the relevant protected information at that time could be penalised unjustly under the Part III powers.
	www.fipr.org /rip/Lords3rdReading.htm (15213 words)

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		The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, referred to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Williams of Mostyn, and the remarks he had made on previous occasions when the Government sought to restrict the right to jury trial.
		My Lords, I have listened to the debate with great interest, with great support for the views that have been expressed on the jury system and with ever-growing puzzlement as to why the Government are putting the suggestions forward.
		Many noble Lords will know that some 47 chief constables have written in the most trenchant terms to express their concern and anxiety about the task with which they have to grapple on our behalf on a daily basis.
	www.warmwell.com /2jul15lordscjbcommittee.html (19921 words)

	Lord Gray of Contin - Telegraph
		In 1976, when he was front-bench opposition energy spokesman, Gray defied a three-line whip to vote with the Labour government in favour of devolution.
		As it was, his own political demise came sooner, though only by a few years, and owed as much to local factors, such as boundary changes and the closure of a large aluminium smelter at Invergordon, as it did to national events.
		A popular, decent man and a stalwart member of the Lords and Commons Cricket Club, Gray was an instinctive party loyalist and offered to resign when he took the painful decision to vote with the Labour government in favour of devolution.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/03/17/db1702.xml (512 words)

	A Parcel of Rogues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Three members of the House of Lords, Lord Steel of Aikwood, Lord Selkirk of Douglas and Lord Watson of Invergowrie were elected as Members of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
		While Lord Steel has stated that he is to be known simply as 'Sir David' in the Scottish parliament where he holds the the non-party position of Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, he continues to vote, and claim expenses, as a Liberal Democrat Peer in the House of Lords.
		Lords of Appeal in Ordinary must retire at the age of 75 but continue to sit in the House of Lords.
	www.alba.org.uk /westminster/lords.html (1982 words)

	Committee Stage
		Lord McKenzie of Luton: The thrust of Amendment No. 4 is to seek to ensure that the experiment would take place only if each of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set a date for participation, and one which would have to be before 25 October 2009, when the Act would expire.
		Lord Tanlaw: It was a delight and a blast from the past to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Jopling, and to hear the bedrock of laissez-faire set out in the way that looked after the Conservative Party not for one century but for two.
		Lord Jopling: My Lords, in view of what has been said, and particularly in view of the helpful remarks of the Minister, pointing out that there may be technical errors in my amendment, I think it would be best at this stage if I were to withdraw the amendment.
	wwp.britishsummertime.co.uk /parliament/lighter-evenings/committee-stage.htm (4805 words)

	[No title]
		My Lords, I am not sure that the amendment is a classic piece of drafting, but I support it because of the importance that I attach to the completion of preparations for a vaccinate-to-live policy to be applied, if appropriate, in any future outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
		The noble Lord, Lord Whitty, kindly sent me a copy of his letter to the noble Earl, Lord Peel, which states that DEFRA is considering two types of test for the presence of the foot and mouth disease virus: the simple, so-called 15-minute test; and the longer, at present laboratory test called the RT-PCR test.
		My Lords, surely the answer to the noble Lord, Lord Carter, and to the Government generally, is the application of the simple age-long principle that prevention is better than cure.
	www.warmwell.com /oct22lordsrep.html (16095 words)

	Lord Gray of Contin (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		We have not had the opportunity of seeing the letter which the noble Duke received, and it may be that we are wasting the time of the House by raising this issue at all.
		“My Lords, I join with others in thanking my noble friend Lord Jenkin of Roding for providing us with the opportunity to discuss the very important question of energy supply and also for giving us such a comprehensive and interesting review of events leading up to the present situation.
		More of Lord Gray of Contin's recent appearances
	www.theyworkforyou.com /peer/lord_gray_of_contin (405 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 28 Jul 1998 (180728-07)
		I support my noble friend Lord Gray of Contin and wish to add one or two points to this rather important discussion.
		As the noble Lord, Lord Renton, said, the position of the presiding officer or Speaker is a special one.
		In any event, as I indicated to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, on a previous occasion, the whole question will be considered.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo980728/text/80728-07.htm (1724 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 24 Feb 2004 (240224-37)
		I understand why anxieties are raised; we are talking about transfer of property and, as the noble Lord said, there could be an element of compulsion involved without the agreement of a third party.
		To answer the questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Gray, about what kind of property we are talking about, for the most part, we are almost certainly discussing property such as leases, licences of intellectual property, contractual rights and so forth, rather than cash.
		So it is not easy to define a fixed period or even a normal period in the sense in which the noble Lord, Lord Gray, asked me to do.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld200304/ldhansrd/vo040224/text/40224-37.htm (1850 words)

	Political Opinions - All The Views, Straight To You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lord Avebury: My Lords, we owe a tremendous debt to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who has been indefatigable in raising the question of Darfur since before he went to the territory in 2004.
		Lord Avebury: My Lords, as always, it is a great privilege to follow in the footsteps of the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, on a human rights question, particularly one of such tremendous importance as she has raised this evening, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
		Lord Avebury: My Lords, one of the consequences of a debate such as this, covering the whole of DCA and Home Affairs, is that it is somewhat disjointed.
	politicalopinions.co.uk /page/search/tag/lord (1144 words)

	Energy Action Scotland - Press & Responses
		Lord Gray was EAS’s first President, at a time when fuel poverty was not acknowledged by his party’s government.
		Never one to follow the party whip blindly, Lord Gray helped raise the profile of EAS as the fuel poverty campaigning organisation in Scotland.
		Although Lord Gray was less active with EAS in recent years, he still took an interest in the work of the organisation and continued to requested a personal copy of EAS’s ‘Energy Review’.
	www.eas.org.uk /index.php?page_id=4&news_id=128 (294 words)

	Voting Record — Lord Gray of Contin — The Public Whip
		Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
		This chart shows the percentage agreement between this Lord and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
		Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the Parliament.
	www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpn=Lord_Gray_of_Contin&mpc=Lords (159 words)

	Peers who voted with Lady O'Cathain against homosexual adoption on 16th October 2002
		The Lord Elliott of Morpeth DL The Lord Elton
		The Lord Mishcon DL The Lord Molyneaux of Killead
		The Lord Vinson LVO, DL The Rt Hon the Lord Waddington DL, QC The Lord Wade of Chorlton
	www.christian.org.uk /adoptionvote161002against.htm (514 words)

	M. K. Brown Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Andrew Kingsmill was banker and agent for Lord Rosebery and had become familiar with this land company and came to know Mr.
		He suc ceeded in influencing his nephew Montie to change his plans for adventure elsewhere in the world for a trip to Texas, which was to become his home for the rest of his life.
		White Deer Lands comprised a major portion of the counties of Gray, Carson, Hutchinson and Roberts, and was an important developer of the Texas Panhandle.
	www.pan-tex.net /city/mkbrown.htm (1462 words)

	Members of the House of Lords at AllExperts
		The Lord Alexander of Weedon (November 6, 2005)
		The Lord Campbell of Croy (April 26, 2005)
		The Lord Gray of Contin (March 14, 2006)
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/me/members_of_the_house_of_lords.htm (249 words)

	Nessie's Loch Ness Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hector MacAulay said: "This was despite the fact that he had been commander for five years and the worldwide clan supported him 100%." However, the Lord Lyon ruled that a clan commander with no proven blood link to a past chief must serve in that appointment for 10 years before being proposed for chiefship.
		Disappointed by this ruling, clan members decided to look for another way forward and they considered a resolution to confirm Iain MacMillan MacAulay as clan chief and put in place a democratic process whereby the chief would be elected by all clan members for a period of five years.
		His father Sir Donald, chief of Clan Cameron, was Lord Lieutenant for the area from 1971 to 1985.
	www.thefrasers.com /nessie/news/nesspapr111602.html (2152 words)

	Scottish Parliament - Official Report
		The Lord Advocate is also responsible for the investigation of sudden, suspicious or unexplained deaths in Scotland.
		It is for the Lord Advocate to determine whether a fatal accident inquiry should be held into the circumstances of the deaths.
		However, having consulted the Lord Advocate, I assure members that any inquiries—including public inquiries—that are necessary to establish the cause of the fire will be undertaken, their results made public and appropriate action taken to minimise the risk of such a fire in future.
	www.scottish.parliament.uk /business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-04/sor0204-02.htm (21913 words)

	Christian Voice - Religious Hatred Bill
		The House of Lords should begin their consideration of the Governments' Racial and Religious Hatred Bill on 11th October 2005.
		Write to your peers at: 'House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW' Address letters to each peer just as in the list, except where we have omitted 'The' before Lord and abbreviated Baroness to 'Bs' to save space.
		Marshall of the RAF Lord Craig of Radley
	www.christianvoice.org.uk /freespeechpeers.html (798 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In the Middle Ages Les Baux was the base for powerful war lords whose armies once reached as far as Albania.
		They were infamous for kidnapping victims who, if their ransom was not paid, were forced to walk a plank to their deaths on the rocks below.
		A dead Russian chicken is two feet long, four inches wide, skinny and gray in color, not a pretty sight, but a good taste.
	www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca /fac/sbutler/contin.htm (8138 words)

	Scotland Office - Our communications - Press Releases
		"When Lord Gray of Contin, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, presents the Letters Patent conferring City Status upon Inverness to the Councillor Bill Smith, Provost of Inverness, history will be made.
		The Letters Patent conferring City Status upon Inverness were today presented by the Lord Lieutenant for Inverness, Lord Gray of Contin, on behalf of the Queen to the Councillor Bill Smith, Provost of Inverness.
		It was announced on 18 December 2000 in the House of Commons that Inverness, Brighton and Hove and Wolverhampton were granted City Status by The Queen to mark the Millennium.
	www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk /our-communications/release.php?id=2974 (414 words)

	Mersey Tunnels Users - News 2004
		Lord Alton of Liverpool, Lord Chan, Lord Greenway, Lord Maginnis of Drumglass, Lord Stevens of Ludgate, Viscount Allenby of Megiddo.
		Two local lords did a brilliant job of showing what a bad bill this is. They are David Hunt, (former Conservative MP for Wirral West), and Lyndon Harrison, (former Labour MEP for Wirral & West Cheshire).
		We are pleased that a Lord from the Merseyside area is not sponsoring a Bill which we believe is not in the interests of Merseysiders, as tolls will tend to have an aadverse effect on the economy.
	www.tunnelusers.org.uk /2004news.htm (5602 words)

	Policy report — 'Identity cards — Against introduction' compared to Lord Gray of Contin — The Public ...
		The measure of agreement between this MP and the policy is a calculation based on a comparison of their votes.
		Pressure of other work means MPs or Lords* are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained.
		"Weakly relevant" votes where the MP or Lord was absent are therefore counted less strongly when determining their position.
	www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpid=100254&dmp=230 (158 words)

	The Scottish Office, 4 th May 1979 - 2 nd May 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rt Hon George Younger MP, later Lord Younger of Prestwick KT and 4 th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT William David Mungo James Murray, 8 th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
		Rt Hon George Younger MP, later Lord Younger of Prestwick KT, later 4 th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT James Hector Northey Gray, Lord Gray of Contin
		Following appointment of Ian Lang as President of the Board of Trade, sacking of Lord Fraser of Carmyllie and sacking of Sir Hector Monro
	www.alba.org.uk /westminster/scotoffice1979-1997.html (530 words)

	Guidelines of how to lobby members of the House of Lords on the Animal Welfare Bill
		Your local Members of the House of Lords by region
		Clicking on any names in your County, will take you to the page where you will find the email address for each Peer, IF we have a record of their email address.
		Material from this site may not be reprinted or published in any format (print, digital, CD, electronic or web site) or where a charge is made in whole or in part, without express written permission from the Council of Docked Breeds (UK).
	www.cdb.org /lords/regions_wales_scotland_ni.htm (211 words)

	Christian Blog, Message in a dream??, ChristianBlog.Com, Christian Blogs
		It starts with a restlessness before I head into sleep, like some subconscious part of me knows whats waiting and don't want to fall asleep.
		I know the Lord is telling me to become strong for the fight, and that it may be a fight for not only my life, but all those that I love.
		I just pray the Lord will make clear to me any message I am to receive from this dream!!
	www.christianblog.com /blog/songbird/message-in-a-dream (934 words)

	SONE - Supporters of Nuclear Energy - 2003 Feb, Newsletter No.55
		The Royal Society, fearing that it might not be listened to, then intervened at the last minute with a statement from Lord May, its president, and four vice-presidents, which urged the Cabinet to “show political courage” by taking an actively pro-nuclear stance.
		He and his colleagues said: “If the White Paper extends the present moratorium on constructing new nuclear power stations until, say, after the next election, it is difficult to see how this could be described as ‘keeping the nuclear option open’.
		The message from BNFL this month was “to get off the fence and back nuclear” as it prepared a joint report with British Energy on the feasibility of replacing the current generation of nuclear reactors with AP1000 plants, details of which have been reported in this Newsletter.
	www.sone.org.uk /content/view/13/26 (2581 words)

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