Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 May 2026 King’s Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, and in so doing echo her remarks about the remarkable and customarily imaginative and enthusiastic way in which the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, introduced this debate. In so doing, I declare my interests as chairman of …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"That the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (11th Report of Session 2024-26, HL Paper 295) be agreed to...." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, Lord Stone of Blackheath, the subject of this report, resigned from your Lordships’ House in December last year. Soon after, the commissioner launched an investigation into three complaints, two made by visitors and a third by a member of staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service. The commissioner upheld …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating and thanking my noble friend Lord Patel for having secured this important debate and having introduced it, as he always does, in such a thoughtful and sensitive fashion. In so doing, I remind noble Lords of my own interests as the …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, this report is the outcome of the third detailed investigation into Lord Chadlington’s interactions with Ministers and advisers in the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that Lord Chadlington retired from the House following publication of the Conduct Committee’s report, there is no …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of King’s Health Partners. The Minister made reference to AI stethoscopes aiding in the diagnosis of patients with heart conditions. The evidence for this was established in a very large trial—the TRICORDER trial—involving some 1.5 million patients and more than 200 general …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, the Motion invites the House to approve the appointment of Dame Anne Rafferty as Commissioner for Standards for a five-year term and to approve the extension of the term of the existing commissioner, Martin Jelley, for a further three years. Since 2021, the House has appointed two commissioners …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"That this House approves the appointment of the Rt Hon Dame Anne Rafferty DBE as a House of Lords Commissioner for Standards for a period of five years; and extends the appointment of Martin Jelley QPM DL as a House of Lords Commissioner for Standards to 30 June 2029...." Lord Kakkar - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Browning. In so doing, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, on the very thoughtful way in which she has introduced this important Bill. I must remind noble Lords of my own registered interests …..." Lord Kakkar - View Speech