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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 04 Jul 2025
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I will speak very briefly in the gap, just to make one point. I have always been very supportive of the work of my noble friend on baby loss certificates. I have supported, for many years, the rights of people who have suffered baby loss, and supported adoptive …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Care Workers: Foreign Worker Visas

"My Lords, the spending review promised £4 billion for social care, but not until 2028-29, and it is being carved out of the NHS. Until then, there is nothing in the spending review, so all that is going to happen is that social care employers will have bits and bobs …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Adult Social Care

"My Lords, the spending review announced £4 billion for social care, but that £4 billion will come from the NHS and not until 2028. Can the Minister confirm that there was nothing in the spending review about the two intervening years, in which local authorities are supposed to implement the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Jun 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"I advise noble Lords that if Amendment 216YC is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 216YD because of pre-emption...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Jun 2025
Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I, too, spoke at Second Reading and I welcome the opportunity to speak again to set in context what the Bill is part of and is all about. I, too, have to disagree fundamentally with the noble Lord, Lord Weir of Ballyholme, though not on the necessity for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"I advise noble Lords that, if Amendment 50 were agreed to, Amendments 51 to 64 could not be called because of pre-emption...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 May 2025
Healthy Life Expectancy

"Through the work of people such as Professor Michael Marmot, the Government know about the different incidences of ill health across the country. Retailers, particularly food retailers and high street pharmacies, know about the incidence of ill health way in advance of that because they have the data on consumption …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 19 May 2025
Arrangement of Business

"My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 19 May 2025
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill

"My Lords, I inform the Committee that, if Amendment 1 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 4 because of pre-emption.

Amendment 1..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Apr 2025
Mental Health Bill [HL]

"My Lords, at this late hour I do not intend to speak at great length, but I do not want anybody to misinterpret that as in any way diminishing the support for the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley. I believe that this is very important.

It is important …..."

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