Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2026 Health Bill
"My Lords, I support my noble friend in his amendment. I do not want to revisit Second Reading issues, but will make one or two important points. First, along with other noble Lords, I say a big thank you to the Minister for some of the correspondence we have received …..." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to speak briefly in support of Amendment 211, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay.
I declare an interest in that I am an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Medicines and …..." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"My Lords, I may be the first speaker not to have signed any of these amendments, but that does not mean that I do not agree with them; a great deal has been said with which I agree. The importance of this debate can hardly be overstated.
"The noble Baroness is absolutely right: local authorities “must” take such steps as they consider appropriate; the Secretary of State “may” take such steps as they consider appropriate. I think I was right in saying—and she has illustrated it—that we can improve what is in Section 2B. I would just …..." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, not least for stepping in and giving us the opportunity to hear such a clear exposition of the purpose of the order that we are debating this afternoon. Of course, the order adds continuity of telecommunications services to the public interest considerations …..." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for those several responses to the questions raised. We all mentioned the fact that we have not seen what the CMA has said...." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"If the noble Baroness can give us a prospective timetable for when the Secretary of State is going to make decisions, that would be helpful...." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"I have a question pursuant to the debate about the powers to fund the GBR business plan. I understand from the Minister’s reply, and it is a reasonable proposition, that the Secretary of State should provide financial assistance in relation to activities set out by GBR in its business plan. …..." Lord Lansley - View Speech
"My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. Amendment 59 looks at the statement of objectives that the Secretary of State sets out for GBR and what is intended to be achieved over the funding period. The objectives, as we can see in paragraph 2(2),
"May I just interrupt my noble friend? I think he has moved on to the next group. We are on the group led by Amendment 59, to which I just spoke...." Lord Lansley - View Speech