ally ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁N HS ▁in ▁debate , ▁he ▁was ▁however ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁in ▁policy ▁matters ▁including ▁the ▁poll ▁tax . ▁▁▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁post - war ▁era ▁he ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁a ▁perce ived ▁do ctr inaire ▁left - wing ▁bias ▁in ▁the ▁BBC . ▁ ▁So ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁lower ing ▁the ▁voting ▁age ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁moral ▁st ance ▁against ▁por n ography ▁on ▁the ▁' top ▁sh elf ' ▁in ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁Patri arch al ▁and ▁car ing ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁security ▁system ▁and ▁damage ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁young ▁people . ▁▁ ▁Lord ▁Fer rier ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁committee - man ▁appearing ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comm itte es ▁including ▁joint ▁house ▁leadership ▁not ably ▁during ▁the ▁premi ership ▁of ▁Edward ▁He ath , ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁terra ce ▁at ▁Dean ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Jo ane ▁Mary ▁Wil es ▁( 1 9 0 7 - 1 9 8 4 ). ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁his ▁ancest or ▁Joseph ▁No el ▁Pat on . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁whilst ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁he ▁married ▁Jo ane ▁Mary ▁Wil es ▁( 1 9 0 7 - 1 9 8 4 ). ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁F iona , ▁Am anda ▁and ▁Frederick . ▁ ▁Ar