"My Lords, I also most warmly congratulate my noble friend on a brilliant speech in which she said all that needed to be said. Many of us will repeat the same message, but that is what you do in church—as the right reverend Prelate will understand—and you learn the message …..." Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone - View Speech
"My Lords, I pay tribute to the many people who have spoken in the debate, with their direct and personal knowledge and commitment to this intractable issue: a subject that so often people do not want to know about. Above all, I pay tribute to the noble Lord for his …..." Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone - View Speech
"My Lords, I too warmly congratulate the noble Baroness on her report: thoughtful, practical, and admirably free from dogma. I think we are all going to ask her to review the report a couple of years’ time, because it is clear that we need more evidence.
"My Lords, it is a great honour to speak in this debate. It will sound increasingly like an echo chamber in the themes that are raised but, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, with all that she has done in this sector, is remarkable.
"My Lords, the gracious Speech spoke of a country in which
“every child is included in the nation’s highest aspirations”
and in which no child should be held back by poverty, special educational needs or lack of respect for vocational education. Well, that is quite a challenge on the day …..." Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, most warmly congratulate the noble Lord on securing this debate. I always think health matters should be handled by a former president of a royal college, and it is excellent that we have another former president of a royal college with us today. This should be …..." Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone - View Speech