"My Lords, as a former archaeologist, I have some sympathy with the Greek Government, who argue that the sculptures were actually bought from the Ottoman Empire, not the Greek Empire. Therefore, perhaps there is a strong argument for returning them. I have visited the Parthenon and there are some quite …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for bringing this. I hate staying up late, but this is worth it, because this is a cruel idea. The Government say that they want to tackle rising indiscipline and violence in prisons, and of course they do; …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to the four amendments in this group that are in the name of my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I shall speak also on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, who is ill and unable to be here. She asked me particularly …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
I thank the Minister for her replies; I really admire the positivity in there. I have been using the NHS since 1949, and it is absolutely amazing. My working-class parents were incredibly delighted by its introduction, but I rather suspect that my …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"I totally agree with the noble Lord, Lord Rooker—words I thought I would never say. I will definitely vote for his amendment if he decides to put it to a vote at any time. I have been with Government Ministers recently who sniped about your Lordships’ House being a cause …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I always love following the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and hearing about his exploits. The story about judges’ acquittal rates is perhaps because they are deeply misogynistic—but I do not know. At the start, the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, talked about there being a lot of great legal …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, Thames Water, which I am a customer of, will run out of money within the next few weeks. Eighteen months ago it was given £3 billion to keep going and now it is asking for a further £2.4 billion. Why on earth is Thames Water not in special …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her Answer, but I am deeply unsatisfied with it, because I assume that it is Southern Water itself that has monitored and checked the sewage effluent that is going to be put into Havant Thicket reservoir. We need a reservoir. We desperately need more water …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what independent safeguards they intend to put in place at the Havant Thicket Reservoir to ensure contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, nano plastics and other emerging pollutants do not present an unacceptable risk...." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech