"My Lords, I wonder if I might briefly apologise to the Committee. I was reading a quote—they were not my words. The quote was about a young woman who was said to have committed suicide. If we are going to be respectful of everyone, we must drop the word “commit”. …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to provide some information to the Committee which I think supports these amendments quite well. Care England, which has 122 care providers, consulted its care providers some weeks ago. It found that:
"My Lords, I believe that there may be some people who wish to speak before I come to my final remarks. I certainly want to hear from the Front Benches and the sponsor of the Bill. I will therefore withhold any remarks at the moment...." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, after a very long and extensive debate, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed, particularly those who contributed with their own personal stories and descriptions of the way those experiences have affected people. However, I remind the Committee that we are legislating for the whole country, not …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"My Lords, I have in this group an amendment that was recommended by the Complex Life and Death Decisions group at King’s and which builds on the clause that was proposed in the other place by the MP for Bradford West and accepted, currently Clause 2(2). It seems that Amendment …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"May I finally ask the noble and learned Lord my questions? I waited until he had finished. Does he recognise that the Mental Capacity Act has no test at its start because the starting point of the Act is that there is a presumption of capacity? The danger is in …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"The noble and learned Lord is correct that that is a challenge that has been put forward—that, as the Bill is currently written, that may be the case, but Amendment 115 would correct that...." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"Could the noble and learned Lord clarify whether or not the legal framework we are talking about in the Bill is to be applied by the assessing doctors?..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech
"May I finish my list of questions and then the noble and learned Lord can come back? Can he write to us to tell us who Chris Whitty spoke to before giving evidence to the committee that the Mental Capacity Act is adequate? If he spoke to the CLADD group …..." Baroness Finlay of Llandaff - View Speech