"My Lords, I signed the noble and learned Lord’s amendment, and I thank him very much for introducing it. In my view, it is a very important amendment. Noble Lords who have seen a serious eating disorder at close quarters will know that it not only disturbs the person who …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I am afraid that the Minister is between a rock and a hard place here. If these amendments are not passed, she might find that the Government are in breach of Articles 9, 10 and 11. I would be grateful if she could consult her lawyers in relation to that …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I will raise a practical problem, which I urge the noble and learned Lord to address, in connection with care homes and nursing homes. The problem has been drawn to my attention—and, I think, that of other noble Lords—by a letter received today from the charity Mission Care, …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend for that intervention. She has raised three points, and I want to answer all three quickly. On point one, I absolutely agree with her: we have to respect the views of staff, particularly views that are a combination of professional and philosophical principles. …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Chief Whip protect the House from what I see as double standards? Yesterday we received the in terrorem declaration from the noble and learned Lord the sponsor that he would do something that he has no power to do: invoke the Parliament Act. At the same …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"Well, there we are: we know that the noble Lord adheres to the cab rank rule.
We have heard three very cogent speeches from the noble Lords, Lord Frost, Lord Carter and Lord Taylor, about the suffering point. If we look at the discussion we have had this afternoon, we …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I would never stand in the way of a colleague who has a trial. I hope it is an important trial that will improve general knowledge...." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I will add only a very short sentence to my noble friend’s excellent speech, and it is what AI says about AI. It says: “AI is technically capable of providing advice or information relating to suicide, but it is critically dangerous to rely on it for this purpose”. …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to make two points about whether these consultations should be face to face. First, I remind the Committee of the General Medical Council’s remote consultation diagram, which is in the GMC guidance. It is not absolutist about whether doctors should see patients remotely or face to …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I return us to Amendment 829, to which I put my name and which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst. I added my name because I share experience with the noble Lords, Lord Hendy and Lord Sandhurst. We have all seen cases in which a potentially …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech