"My Lords, I apologise to your Lordships. I made it into the wrong end of the Chamber at the start of the debate and then sprinted around the outside, somewhat slower than I used to be able to.
"My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group. In July 2025, we produced an independent report. I thank the team at the Department for Transport, the members of the group and the industry, which was very open about how we can improve …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for recognising my inability to bob. I apologise that my noble friend Lady Finlay of Llandaff is not able to be here today. She is attending the funeral of one of her patients, whom she spoke about in your Lordships’ Chamber in this …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of Sport Wales; with that, I sit on the board of UK Sport. I am also a board member of Active Travel England.
I reiterate the comments made by others about how horrendous and horrific the Manchester bombing was, as well …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 263ZA and 263ZB. I declare that I am chair of Sport Wales, I have recently been appointed to the board of Active Travel England and I am a patron of Fields in Trust. Sport England is notified only if there is loss or …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I have attached my name to both amendments. I cannot say that I have quite as long a history in accessible transport as the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, does, but in the mid-1990s, I sat on the National Disability Council with the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, which oversaw …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I have Amendments 673A and 679 in this group. Amendment 673A would provide that a medical practitioner who had opted into the process could choose to opt out at any time, and Amendment 679 would insert a new clause.
"My Lords, in addressing the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, I think the noble and learned Lord was actually answering one of my questions on Amendment 679. I think the noble and learned Lord suggested that there might be a differentiation between NHS and private providers in the hospice sector. Does …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I have 12 amendments in this group, and I am going to speak also to Amendment 241, which is in the next group but which probably fits better in this one, because it is about the time period for recording information.
"I thank all noble Lords for the debate this afternoon and the noble and learned Lord for explaining his amendments. I think the answer to the problem that we are trying to solve is somewhere in the middle of this group of amendments. I still have a level of concern …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech