"My Lords, I too want to register our condolences to the people in Hull who were affected so badly. Scotland, as of 2025, has a fully searchable database of registered funeral directors. One can work out who the owners are, read reports and have details of any complaints which have …..." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, in some places, the relationship between community nurses and acute hospitals is good and patients receive what they think is a care pathway. In other places, the relationship between district nurses and GPs is incredibly problematic, and instead of there being a clear care pathway there is a …..." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, charities are subject to accountability to a range of regulatory bodies—the Charity Commission, the Fundraising Regulator and HMRC. In view of that, does the Minister agree that it is wrong that banks can unilaterally withdraw banking services and that there is no appeal?..." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, is hoping to take part remotely, but he has been having audio problems. It appears that the problems have not been resolved, therefore I call the noble Lord, Lord Pack...." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, this Statement takes place in the context of a relentless campaign against trans people that started among right-wing politicians in the United States of America but has been seized on here: the bandwagon has been jumped upon by politicians in this country. That is the context.
"I have to advise noble Lords that if Amendment 31 is agreed, I cannot call Amendments 32 or 33 because of pre-emption...." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, I remind the Committee that the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, is taking part remotely. I invite the noble Lord to reply to the debate...." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, I do have an amendment, Amendment 423A, which other noble Lords have signed. It is to ask that prosecutions cease and desist. The reason for it is that we have uncovered over these past few months that different police forces are taking entirely different approaches under the current …..." Baroness Barker - View Speech
"My Lords, I am the first speaker from these Benches. For us, this is a matter of conscience. My noble friend Lady Smith of Newnham has not had the opportunity to speak. She disagrees with me. She is supportive of the other side. She wished for me to mention that …..." Baroness Barker - View Speech