"My Lords, I want to add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, for the many months that she and her committee wrestled with this matter, but I cannot accept the report.
I feel strongly that some Peers do not consider all the relevant issues before accepting …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, in this short contribution, I will stress just one point. But first, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Eaton on procuring this debate. I take the opportunity to thank her for her copious contributions to the House and for the many years of service she has given to …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend Lady Prentis for bringing this important debate before the House. Parish churches are so often the centre of local communities, including for people of all faiths and none. Nothing can compensate when a centuries-old church closes its doors. Over the past …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister understand the agony and trauma of losing a much-loved child? A teenage driver, having passed his driving test six weeks earlier, killed his three passengers on the way home from school. If the Minister does understand, what is he going to do about these teenage …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, it was a privilege and indeed a pleasure to sit on the committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Patel. He is an absolute master of his brief, and with his deep knowledge of all medical matters, he was able to procure witnesses who shared their …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I feel almost ashamed to speak to this amendment, as doing so gives it credibility. I speak in sadness, as I cannot believe that any Member of this House would wish ill on our hereditary colleagues, as is suggested by the wording of this amendment. Its timing certainly …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce legislation further to regulate newly qualified young drivers...." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, my husband, having had two strokes, was part of a project called OPTIMA, so he left his brain to that project. When the report was sent to me, OPTIMA assured me that my husband had had vascular dementia, not Alzheimer’s...." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech