"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble and gallant Lord. I rise to support my noble friends and speak in opposition to Clause 38 standing part of the Bill.
"My Lords, to address the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Empey, we are going to come on to the issue of protections for employees in the next group.
"Yes, and the self-employed. That is because they do not have to ask for time off or negotiate with their bosses for training days. I would argue that not only does such uncertainty put people off being in and remaining in the reserves but it leads to the number of …..." Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not propose to repeat what we said in an earlier debate in Committee, but I thank my noble friend Lord De Mauley for these amendments. I want to focus on Amendment 48 and the importance of volunteering.
"My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for securing today’s debate. I will focus on an area too often treated as niche, but which I believe tests our whole approach to skills, vocational training and further and higher education. I am talking of the training …..." Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie - View Speech
"My Lords, one of the stresses for mothers, and indeed parents, and their mental health post traumatic birth is having a child in NICU. I understand that hospitals such as Alder Hey have piloted schemes where parents have been involved with the care of their child in NICU. Organisations such …..." Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie - View Speech
"My Lords, this first group of amendments addresses the scope of the Armed Forces covenant. I will speak to Amendments 1, 2, 3 and 4 in my name, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, for her support. They all relate to page 2 of the Bill …..." Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, which seems to me to be one about fairness and about anomalies in the Bill, and I thank the Minister for his reply. I make no apology for highlighting the unique position of the RFA, which I …..." Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie - View Speech