"My Lords, noble Lords will forgive me as we start again down this road of dealing with the past in Northern Ireland. I feel again the trauma of the bomb which took my unborn baby’s life, and I find it very difficult. We have to think very carefully here. I …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, I will make just two points. First, I welcome the commitment in the gracious Speech to process the Hillsborough Bill, creating a duty of candour for public servants. As His Majesty said,
“the highest standards of trust in public office are essential for the social contract and the …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"The noble and learned Lord is interrupting me but I am not going to give way.
As the Constitution Committee of your Lordships’ House said, it is our duty to scrutinise, approve, amend or reject any Bill. Constitutionally, we are under no duty to pass a Bill simply because the …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, to be accused of nonsense is slightly unsettling. I do not accept the accusation. The reality is that we have considered in depth a number of issues—..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"The 12 minutes include the interruptions I have suffered.
I pay tribute to all those who have written to encourage us as we fulfil our duties as legislators in your Lordships’ House in scrutinising this flawed and very dangerous Bill...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, as we all know, this is a Private Member’s Bill. There was no manifesto commitment to it, nor was it in the King’s Speech...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
We have tabled amendments to provide some protection for the vulnerable, the weak, the poor, the disabled, the sick, those with suicidal ideation, those with mental health problems and all those whom we have identified. Many of us have concluded that this …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"This Bill seeks to provide for individuals to be provided by doctors with fatal drugs to kill themselves. Where those patients cannot self-administer, Clause 25(8) says that
“the coordinating doctor may … assist that person to ingest or otherwise self-administer”