"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
"My Lords, there was a time when the housing division was not under stress. Does my noble friend agree with me that, if we had 750,000 extra people coming here last year, the stress will be much greater?..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, will my noble friend the Minister tell the House that we do fulfil our legal obligations to our overseas pensioners?..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I travel from Banbury to Marylebone every Monday. When I approach the ticket office there is at least one person ahead of me. I hope that there will be flexibility in this: maybe some stations do not need ticket offices, but places that are busy certainly do...." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I disagree wholeheartedly with my noble friend. In the lockdown period, I thought it was awful when people had to vote remotely and were charged with being on a beach somewhere. I believe that, in politics, we need each other; we need debate and discussion and to hear …..." Baroness Seccombe - View Speech