"I have to start by declaring an interest as the owner of a heat-pump tumble dryer. There is a real question as to who is losing the plot in this debate. I am sorry that there are not more people here interested in the issue of tumble dryers. I have …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"There is a thought experiment, a century old, that I think should be made compulsory for every financial regulator, every market reformer and, frankly, every politician who has uttered the word “modernisation”. It comes from GK Chesterton, writing in 1929. He is writing about why he was a Catholic, but …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for raising this important issue; it was a good illustration of the expertise that is brought before this House. I recognise the important work that she has done in this area, looking at the barriers to parenthood and the need for family-friendly policies. …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate, and I welcome the opportunity to follow the noble Baroness’s additional points, which need to be taken on board. I will provide a general welcome to the Bill, particularly the changes it makes to the right to buy, …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"It is a pleasure and an honour to take part in this interesting, if wide-ranging, debate. I will focus my remarks on the issue that was raised by my noble friend the Minister in opening: namely, the single patient record proposal, which will be part of the NHS modernisation Bill. …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for the Statement from the Commons, which I welcome. Does she recognise that the problem here—we can take the comments from the Opposition with a pinch of salt—comes to a large extent from the system of outsourcing, which is why we welcome the bit in …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech