"My Lords, in previous debates on the future of this House, the phrase “form should follow function” has been used on many an occasion. In the clear introduction from the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, she stressed the committee’s remit, in that it was allowed to deal with only a small …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"That is most helpful and I apologise for not having read that properly. It was raised earlier in the week as well. I thank the noble Baroness for the clarification.
"My Lords, the time allotted for this debate has now elapsed and the noble Lord must either press his amendment or seek leave to withdraw it...." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"Given that this constituted a major incident, what provision was made to ensure that the airport was cleared of passengers by making transport available to move them out of the airport? Some passengers could not deplane for more than five hours because the airport was over-congested. In a major incident, …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My noble friend Lord Patel, in introducing this important debate, spoke about health data secure systems. I will speak about the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage system—the SAIL database—based in Swansea and funded by the Welsh Government, which runs on the mantra of “public data for public good”. It has been …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, this is much to be welcomed, because a funeral is a very important part of marking the passing of, and respect for, a person. So, in the consultation, will the Government ask hospice bereavement counsellors—specifically those who see people on the ground face to face—for their comments? Often, …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, what are the criteria that ICBs plan to use to monitor 24/7 access to services in the community? At the moment, the pressures are on emergency departments, where ever more patients arrive, because that is where the lights are on. We have heard about the governance problems of …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My noble friend Lord Alton’s commendable inquiry has shone a light in dark places. Abuses occur beyond first-tier suppliers, affecting women and the environment in particular. It made us think, and his opening speech today will have made us think further.
"My Lords, in welcoming the Minister back to her seat, with her in-depth knowledge of all these topics, can I ask whether the Pensions Commission will explore how access to the state pension for terminally ill people of working age who are too ill to continue working can be made …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, we must thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her introduction to this amendment. Like others, I have had some desperately sad correspondence from widows whose husbands died relatively early after infection. Infection denied them children, some suffered serious discrimination within their family, some find that their husbands …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech