Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2026 Health Bill
"My Lords, I am grateful for the support for my Amendment 52 from the noble Baronesses, Lady Sheehan and Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and the noble Lord, Lord Crisp. I shall listen with interest to the debate on, and particularly the Minister’s response to, Amendment 248, tabled by the noble …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, I am extremely grateful to everyone who has taken part in the debate, perhaps particularly to the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, because she quite rightly pointed out that the amendment deals with Environment Act duties as well as the climate change ones, and that is extremely important.
"My Lords, the Minister gave some impressive figures about investment, but is the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, not correct in saying that uncertainty and inconsistency in government policy is the thing that really threatens investment across the automotive industry and in charging? Can the Minister give some reassurance that we …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister said—I think I heard her correctly—that the Government’s policy was to have a smaller House and to improve the appointments process. In that context, and if the Government really want to achieve that, is it therefore their policy to constrain the unconstrained prerogative of the Prime …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"Does the Minister agree that perhaps noble Lords opposite should be a little more careful and a little nuanced in their interpretation of the OBR report? It did indeed, for the reasons that the Minister set out, include both Rosebank and Jackdaw in those assessments, but the overall assessment was …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister has made clear that this decision, understandable as it is within the context of the current circumstances, in no way detracts from the overall priorities and mission of the Government regarding net zero. She also made clear that it does not in any way affect the …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter. I will not repeat what she said, except to say how well chaired we were as a committee and to give my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton. I thank Judith Brooke and her …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for the clarity with which he has introduced these amendments. I am even more grateful to him for the very great care and attention that he and his team of officials gave to the concerns that were raised across the House …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and will speak to her amendments and my own on this subject in a moment. But first I express my gratitude for the time and effort that the Minister, his colleagues and all the Bill team have put …..." Baroness Hayman - View Speech