"We have given an enormous amount of time to looking at safeguards. The noble Lord just totally denied that and said that we have to begin all over again. We do not. This debate has regrettably been characterised by too few of the speakers giving any consideration at all to …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Markham, just said. We have a tried and tested way of measuring people’s capacity, but we do not have a single tried and tested way of measuring people’s ability. That is a very broad concept, and anybody who has …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. I have followed what the different royal colleges are saying and it is not true to say that they are opposed to the Bill in general. Most of them are neutral, one or two …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, the escalation of brutal attacks against Palestinians on the West Bank by people from illegal settlements may well increase the number of Palestinian refugees. I was glad to hear the Minister say that sanctions will be continued against such attacks, but can he say whether the Government will …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech