"My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey. I am going to talk about my sister, whom I asked before she died whether I could bring her case before your Lordships. She said yes, so I have.
"My Lords, given the scale of additional public expenditure involved, and while recognising that welfare policy will not be the primary driver of migration, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that lifting the two-child limit does not inadvertently act as a pull factor for economic migrants to present …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"Well, they are not. Many of us have not been parliamentarians for long, and we have not been at the right schools that have debating societies. If we want to say something important for the good of the common—..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"In response to the noble Lord, Lord Russell, the Companion says that we should not read speeches, but there is an argument that that is classist and sexist. Many women are not used to speaking ad lib—..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, is quite right that autonomy is the basic principle under this Bill. In fact, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, told the Select Committee that the essence of the Bill before us is autonomy, which makes it an outlier. Terminal illness plus …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"I am supporting the inclusion of suffering from the noble Lord, Lord Frost, which is increasing the choice from autonomy to increased suffering. That is how it joins here. As many noble Lords have said, it is a very important area for us to discuss, and it is the underlying …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, I should like to build on the noble Baroness’s question. Will the Minister advise whether this Government are still committed to Best Start Family Hubs supporting families with children who are older than five? It should go from nought to 19, or nought to 25 for SEND children, …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise in support of Amendments 43 and 49 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler of Enfield, to which I have added my name.
In Committee, the Minister clearly understood the basic principle of this group was to ensure that young people leave care with supportive and, …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for giving way. I rise to speak to Amendment 70, which my noble friend Lord Jackson, who cannot be here today, led on in Committee, and which I have signed. It would require the Secretary of State to lay …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, in giving support to Amendment 22, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, I will also speak to Amendment 30C in my name and hers. These amendments would prevent serving prisoners—those on a hospital order and remanded— and bail defendants accessing legally assisted suicide.