"I am very happy to give thought to that. When I came to this Dispatch Box a couple of weeks ago and announced the extra days, I hoped that that would assist the House, but at this rate of progress I think we may still struggle. I am very happy …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, we have completed three groups of amendments, which is fewer than I had hoped for when I spoke in the House this morning. All noble Lords need to reflect on that before we resume consideration of the Bill next Friday...." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, as I have done on previous days, I will make a short statement about proceedings today before we start Committee. Everything I am about to say remains in line with how business usually would move forward, and how it has done so on the previous two days of …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, we spent nearly four hours and 45 minutes on that group of amendments. I think this would be a convenient point to adjourn...." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, before we move on to the second day in Committee on the terminally ill adults Bill, I will make a statement about proceedings, as I did last week. I hope this will again help with planning, and it is in line with how business proceeded last Friday.
"I thank the noble Lord for that point. As I said at the start, the Government remain neutral and will not be providing government time for this Bill. Obviously, we will look at things when we get to the end of our four days in Committee. I will then work …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech