"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Harper; when he was a Minister, we had many interesting discussions, although they were possibly not as collaborative as those with my noble friend Lady Campbell. This group talks about motivation and I am sure we are …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak to three amendments in this group—Amendment 38, in the name of my noble friend Lady O’Loan, to which my name is attached, and Amendments 39 and 68. Amendment 38 seeks to address the challenges of those who have bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder or other …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, for bringing this Bill to the Chamber today and I pay tribute to two Members who are no longer with us, Baroness McDonagh and Baroness Jowell, who both had a huge impact on my career.
"My Lords, I feel a sense of disquiet listening to the noble and learned Lord’s response, especially when he talked about privilege. I have a huge amount of privilege in my life. If I need a new wheelchair, I can buy one. I can put a lift in my house. …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, thank you. If there is one place where language matters, it is in the Bill before us. As a young disabled person, I used to interchangeably use “person with a disability” and “disabled person” and did not understand the importance of that. In later amendments, I will argue …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, when this was debated in another place, that argument was made, and the Association for Palliative Medicine wrote formally to correct the record. In the statement, the APM clarified that the Bill does not align with the standard multiprofessional team decision-making process. The noble and learned Lord mentioned …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I have five amendments in this group and I beg noble Lords’ indulgence—I will get through them as quickly as I possibly can. I have tabled Amendments 179, 182 and 185 and I am a signatory to Amendments 262 and 263. We have talked a lot about choice, …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"My Lords, I speak to Amendment 67 in my name, in which I have sought to bring back the role of the High Court judge. The complexity of this group of amendments is shown here, but I thought that it could be done with one amendment rather than the number …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech
"Oh, absolutely: I think pressure is something incredibly important that we have to assess. Certainly, from the huge number of disabled people I have spoken to, pressure comes in many different ways, and it is very difficult to detect. If we do not take that seriously, I think people will …..." Baroness Grey-Thompson - View Speech