"My Lords and Baronesses, I want to follow up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham. What my noble friend the Senior Deputy Speaker failed to mention was the introduction for the first time of a reference to dress code in the Companion—previously, it was, in effect, …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Indeed, I am suggesting that we can leave it to the good judgment of not just noble Baronesses but noble Lords in this House as to what they should wear—and do not get me started on the Bishops...." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have come to listen as much as to contribute. I particularly look forward to the contributions from the next three speakers on my side of the House who, like me, will all be leaving on 8 July 2029, in my case after nine years of service in …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Before the Recess we had tumble dryers, last week we had seed potatoes and this week we have batteries. I support the process. I think it is right that every Member of this House should have the right to seek a proper debate on all the statutory instruments that come …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"It is a privilege to take part in this debate. I enjoyed the typically powerful speech from the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley. What I think he got right was his comment that this debate is really about political choices and political beliefs. It will come as no surprise …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"My Lords, I very much thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for introducing this debate. I very much agree with the points he made and I hope the answers will be forthcoming. Clearly, I support the use of patient data for research; the benefits from medical innovation, prevention and treatment …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I welcome the opportunity to take part in this interesting debate. It is the second time that I have intervened in what appears to be a series of debates on this issue. The last time I was guilty of a degree of naivety. It turned out that it was not …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I am keen not to be seen as a support act to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, although some of my remarks might echo points that he made in the previous group.
"I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, on making a very powerful case for keeping the existing system under which the FOS operates. The problem here, expressed in the considerable representations that we have received from consumer groups, is a lack of clarity about the problem that this is meant …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Economic Affairs Committee report. I was of course a member of the committee, as can be seen. Most Members will know that you do not necessarily agree with everything in a report when you sign off on it but, in fact, on rereading it, I …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech