"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sikka; I always learn from his speeches. The Bill is laudable in its aim to promote growth by cutting regulatory barriers, compliance, duplication and fragmentation, and, in doing so, to reduce the burdens and costs for businesses and …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sahota, and to hear his contribution on the housing problems in his area.
I endorse our Front Bench particularly and the opening speech we heard on some of the problems with this Bill. In passing, I will take …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"—to earn enough to pay a market rent and take responsibility for themselves and their families. State housing, subsidised by the taxpayer and owned and managed by the state, is not home ownership. It is state dependency...." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a challenge to follow a bishop, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester is no exception. The Prime Minister says that a central aim of the new legislative programme is to strengthen security, the economy, energy and defence. The country is to be …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, the amendment this morning from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, to the noble and learned Lord’s amendment asks us, when we note the progress of scrutiny today, to recognise the recommendations and findings of both House of Lords Committees: the Constitution Committee and the Delegated Powers and Regulatory …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to introduce my Amendment 664. It is designed to ensure not only that no medical professional is obliged to participate in such training but that, in order to do so, the medical professional must give written consent. Professional training aims to show students not only …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I am just finishing. I will not take interventions.
A second reason for the amendment, which would require written opt-in for training for medical and other health and care professionals, is that to many—not just in this House but in society as a whole—assisting suicide is deeply immoral and it …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech