"My Lords, I will briefly speak in favour of Amendments 23 and 43. Following on from my noble friend Lady Lister, I know that my noble friend Lord Blunkett would say that the new curriculum, in which citizenship will be made a compulsory subject for primary schools, with a stronger …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not know whether the noble Baroness was in the Chamber when we discussed these issues only two days ago, but all the arguments which she has quite rightly addressed this afternoon were indeed rehearsed then. They have been discussed and debated very widely...." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree with the point my noble friend makes about urgency, but I rise very briefly to support Amendment 52, to which I have added my name. It is virtually the same as an amendment I moved to the Higher Education and Research Bill, as the noble Lord, …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I will make a couple of points. I wonder whether the noble Lord thinks that older people are not subject to peer pressure. I believe they are...." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"What scientific evidence? We can come back to that some other time; I do not wish to waste time this afternoon.
On gerrymandering, I entirely refute that case. Recent polling suggests that young people are not more likely to vote for my party. We are doing this not to secure …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, it is true that one can join the forces at 16, but one does not fight on the front line, as the noble Lord put it, until one is 18...." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree that it is absolutely necessary to have clarity on the transition to the new system, and I add my voice to those noble Lords who have talked about the need for clarity for the staff. Successful reform, which we must have, both for patients and all …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very pleased to support many of the amendments in this group, and I absolutely acknowledge that there is a difference between health inequalities and healthcare inequalities, but both need to be addressed. I shout out to my own GP practice, Chatfield Health Care, which is utterly …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I recently read Section 2B of the NHS Act. I think one would find that it states that local government and strategic authorities “must” improve health and reduce inequalities, but the Secretary of State only “may” improve health. …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I hear what my noble friend says and certainly do not have any answers. I remind noble Lords of my registered interests. However, I know that many visitors from far away overseas who used to come and spend five or six days in this country, visit lots of …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech