"My Lords, I would like to refer to Amendment 6 from the noble and learned Lord the sponsor of the Bill, because I have concerns with it. In inserting the words
“has a preliminary discussion with a registered medical practitioner”,
"My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord for his intervention, for which I am very grateful. I point out first that I think that many noble Lords feel there is a very great difference between a decision to refuse treatment or withdraw treatment, which may or may not …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I hope that noble Lords will show the customary courtesy, particularly with regard to views to which they have objections...." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness for her question, and I certainly will consider it, but I think it is important that we have a discussion about what I regard as a compromise Motion, which may be useful in the discussions noble Lords have with the sponsor or those who wish …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, up to the age of 25, people often struggle to grasp that death is irreversible. They understand in notional terms the point that death ends a person’s life on earth, but they do not really grasp the sense—both those who accept and those who deny the afterlife know …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, for his intervention. I recall one of my first horrific experiences in your Lordships’ Chamber when I sat on those Benches. We were speaking about a Bill to which the noble Lord was opposed, and he asked the Front Bench to say I …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, for that intervention, and I am going to my point. I think it is important to the whole argument to recall the various arguments; I am not repeating them, although I did make some of the same points or similar ones, and I …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"On 31 October, the OBR told the Chancellor of the £4.2 billion. When the Ministers met that same day, neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor saw fit to share with Ministers the news from the OBR. One Cabinet Minister is quoted as saying: