"If my noble and learned friend were to introduce into the Bill the provisions that the noble Lord wishes, would he then be in favour of such a Bill?..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 133 and 134. As we are aware, the UK’s health is fraying and unequal, with increasing numbers of people unable to work owing to poor health. Compared with other high-income countries, the UK now has one the lowest life expectancies and is …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 310, which seeks to insert a duty to consider the needs of rural communities into the Bill. The duty would require
“strategic authorities and their mayors, when considering whether or how to exercise any of their functions, to have regard to the needs …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, what the noble Lord says and the article that he cites are very interesting. I am jolly glad that, for some people who have positive attitudes, they live a long time with their cancer. I know from personal circumstances, as do many other people around this Chamber, that …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"The reason that the Senedd was voting in the dark was that this Bill had not reached its conclusion in the House of Lords. If it had done so, the Senedd would have been legislating in the daylight...." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to point out that my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer has in fact tabled amendments and they have not yet been debated because we have not reached them in the Marshalled List. With regard to the very interesting and important discussion about Wales, many …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, last year, Professor Peter Bonfield undertook an independent review for Defra on how to improve the resilience of people and properties to flooding. Defra produced a report last November, called FloodReady—An Action Plan to Build the Resilience of People and P …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend for that Answer, and I am delighted that the settlement has been announced. The BBC World Service is one of the greatest instruments of soft power that we have. It is a lifeline to many in our difficult and divided world, including those …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech