LONDON, March 14 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
UK Government Minister for Scotland Donald Cameron has today made his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
Minister Cameron, now Lord Cameron of Lochiel, was invited to speak at the end of a debate proposed by Lord McInnes of Kilwinning on the importance of strengthening and safeguarding the union of the UK.
An excerpt from Lord Cameron's response follows:
My Lords, it is a very great honour for me to be standing here before your lordships, and to be delivering my maiden speech in a debate secured by my noble friend, Lord McInnes of Kilwinning. Can I thank him, not just for his guidance in these last few weeks, but for his stalwart service to Scotland an...