"My Lords, once again, this has been a good little debate, with more noble Lords participating than I expected. The whole Committee admires the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for the way she described her husband’s condition and the extreme care, and possibly good luck, she has had in finding an …..." Lord Blencathra - View Speech
"My Lords, I am another Peer who sat here for many hours last Friday, desperately keen to speak to this group of amendments. Towards the end, at nearly 5.30 pm, I heard the magnificent speech of the noble Lord, Lord Rook, who is not currently in his place. It really …..." Lord Blencathra - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 110A, which seeks to insert into Clause 3 a requirement that, where a person is ordinarily resident in a registered care home or nursing home, a registered medical practitioner must not certify capacity for the purposes of the future Act unless a …..." Lord Blencathra - View Speech
"My Lords, this country imports 73% of the timber we need for construction, despite having one of the best climates in the world for growing softwoods. Natural England and the Forestry Commission have jointly expressed dismay that only 10% of our tree-planting over the last 10 years has been a …..." Lord Blencathra - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the use of timber in the construction industry as a low-carbon building material...." Lord Blencathra - View Speech