NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Baroness Scotland of Asthal

She was made a life peer for the Labour Party in 1997 and was made Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999. In 2001 she became a junior minister at the Lord Chancellor's Department. In 2003 she was made Minister of State for the Criminal Justice system and Law Reform at the Home Office.

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British Humanist Association (1444 words)
	Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, we have already had one of those, and it was entirely successful for the Government.
	Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, I have tried to make it clear that we think that it is important to consult all groups.
	Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, this group is not speaking about policy matters in relation to government policy.

Napo Discussion Forum: New Ministers (336 words)
	Patricia Scotland was born in Dominica in 1956, and arrived in Britain at the age of 2 along with 10 other siblings.
	Baroness Scotland became a Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellors Department on 11 June 2001.
	Baroness Scotland was created a peer as Baroness Scotland of Asthal, of Asthal in the County of Oxfordshire, in 1997 and was raised to the Privy Council in July 2001.

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