"The noble and learned Lord just referred to a civil suit. If I remember correctly, from the Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons, this Bill fundamentally changes the availability of civil remedies in tort, with the additional criteria that the practitioner is protected as long as they are …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"Sadly, for the noble and learned Lord, I think that there are more amendments that need to be discussed, including one that I have laid. We have all discussed this on the basis that there is no one else in the room. There could be relatives there expressing a wish. …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Moore, for answering much of what would have been in my intervention to the noble Lord, Lord Winston. In my 15 years in your Lordships’ House, it has been the usual practice to give way, but I recognise that noble …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"Well, I hope that he will write to me personally about this.
In relation to the evidence on which the noble Lord, Lord Birt, is basing his argument, I was surprised that the right reverend Prelate mentioned the Australian non-comparable. Paragraph 8.4 of the impact assessment, on the delivery model, …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 39A, tabled by my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I am pleased to see my noble friend Lord Wolfson at the Dispatch Box, because although I support the amendment, it is more that it enables us to raise important principles, not necessarily the details.
"I made precisely this point, not about the information that is provided but about how people are getting their information, and about misinformation. We are beginning to hear of cases of ChatGPT potentially suggesting that a young person take their own life. Informed consent as the noble and learned Lord …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"The obligations that have just been explained refer to medical treatment, but this is not a medical treatment. The previous comments are not accurate because the normal clinician’s responsibility is one of the things that we need clarifying. Clause 12(2)(d) refers to
"There will later be a group of amendments that relate to freedom of conscience. The noble and learned Lord has outlined another group of people in response to solving the issue from the Delegated Powers Committee around commissioners and NHS England. At this stage, in an effort to use our …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister said that children are in the criminal justice system only when it is “absolutely necessary”. But at a meeting in Parliament yesterday about the jury proposals, the heads of the Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council and the leaders of most of the circuits were …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech