"There is a Division in the House. The Committee will adjourn and resume after 10 minutes.
The Division has been cancelled. If noble Lords are content that everybody is back who needs to be, the Committee stands resumed...." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, I had not intended to speak on this group but, as the only nurse present, I want to say that nobody could deny the principles of the amendments that are being discussed today. They are right and proper in respect of good health care for the nation.
"My Lords, what is His Majesty’s Government’s strategy to ensure that health visiting advice is available to parents, particularly in rural areas where there can be extreme difficulty in getting a child to the specialist hubs that the Government are introducing, which I so welcome?..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech
"My Lords, I had an aunt who was blind from birth, was funded to train as a physiotherapist—that was on careers advice at school—and worked for 43 years full-time. Is consideration being given to ensure that young people who have long-term permanent sight problems get the right career advice?..." Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - View Speech