Results 1-20 of 105 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Baroness Rendell of Babergh

Coroners and Justice Bill: Report (4th Day) (29 Oct 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I rise to support these amendments. I believe I am the only professional writer—that is, one who lives solely by her writing—to have spoken during the course of the Bill, and therefore what I have to say may be of some help. At Second Reading, my noble friend Lord Borrie cited memoirs by Ian Brady, Mary Bell and Dennis Nilson—he mentioned him again this...

Internet: Over-60s — Question (25 Jun 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people over the age of 60 are able to access the internet.

Internet: Over-60s — Question (25 Jun 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his answer. Does he agree that those without internet access in their 60s, and especially those over 70, who often come into a lower income group and who may be housebound, miss out on the advantages of cheaper rail fares, cheaper car insurance, choosing their own seats on flights, certain discounts and bargains on food and other retail items? According...

Female Genital Mutilation — Question (18 May 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the National Health Service to advertise surgical reversal of female genital mutilations on Somali television in April.

Female Genital Mutilation — Question (18 May 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his Answer. Seeing that the group which produced this advertisement is receiving at least 15 phone calls per week applying for reversals, which incidentally would be done in doctors' surgeries rather than hospitals, does he think it would be a good idea to put out this advertisement or a similar one in other languages, because female genital mutilation is...

Women: Economic Crisis — Debate (12 Mar 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, my noble friend Lady Gould is renowned in your Lordships' House for her original debates. I also congratulate her on initiating this one at this most appropriate time. In so doing, I declare an interest as a woman writer of fiction. I want to speak about women as writers of fiction, and, to some extent, of non-fiction, and of the place their work has in the worldwide economy. While...

Violence against Women and Children — Debate (5 Feb 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, violence against women and children is committed from various motives—hatred, jealousy, revenge, rage or loss of control through drink or drugs—or from an irrational and mindless assault on the nearest potential victim simply, as my noble friend Lady Gale said in her excellent introduction to the debate, because she is a woman. However, there is one kind that is unique...

Health: Stroke Care — Question (2 Feb 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in improving stroke care since the launch of the Government's National Stroke Strategy.

Health: Stroke Care — Question (2 Feb 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare an interest as a member of the Stroke Association.

Health: Stroke Care — Question (2 Feb 2009)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for her Answer. Does she agree that at present the public are insufficiently prepared to recognise the signs of stroke? Most particularly, they are unaware of the importance of the time factor—that a stroke patient or potential stroke patient should be got to a stroke unit within three hours. Is she aware of the stem cell therapy that is currently being...

Rule of Law (19 Jun 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Park, for instituting this debate on subjects which are both timely and urgent and which gives me an opportunity to speak once more about that great wrong that has been done and is being done to womankind worldwide. It is being done to young United Kingdom citizens by those who flout the law, usually through ignorance of it but...

Health: Obesity During Pregnancy (9 Jun 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: asked Her Majesty's Government how they propose to combat the increasing threat to women's health of obesity during pregnancy and childbirth. My Lords, scarcely a day passes without warnings about obesity appearing in the media: how, in its various manifestations—obese, morbidly obese and super-morbidly obese—it endangers the nation's health and is on the increase. Obesity in...

Female Genital Mutilation (5 Jun 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider the introduction of routine disclosure by health professionals when evidence of female genital mutilation is discovered in patients.

Female Genital Mutilation (5 Jun 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Is she aware that estimates of the number of women involved and their geographic location made by agencies all over the country are necessarily based on estimates, so the figure of just under 270,000 may be very wide of the mark? Can she ask if the Government would fund a confidential inquiry, possibly done by a university, to establish the...

Women: Government Policy (6 Mar 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lady Gould on initiating this debate on this appropriate day. We who are speaking are all grateful to her for giving us this opportunity to speak of women's lives and what has been accomplished for women and for their future. I am not a lawyer, but I am going to talk about the law and speak of it especially in regard to women. English law and...

Children: Healthy Eating (28 Feb 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: asked Her Majesty's Government: What proposals they have for requiring manufacturers to reduce the high amounts of salt in some children's food.

Children: Healthy Eating (28 Feb 2008)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that positive Answer. Has she noticed that manufacturers list not salt among their ingredients in their labelling, but always sodium—or sodium chloride? Does she agree that many parents who are anxious to avoid giving their children food that may lead to high blood pressure, heart attack or even cancer in later life may not know that...

Crime: Sexual Offences (29 Nov 2007)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, it is not unusual for me to speak on female genital mutilation in your Lordships' House, but I believe that putting an end to it is so serious and important a goal that raising the subject frequently is essential. Indeed, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Gale for giving me the opportunity to do so once again by instituting this debate and I congratulate her on all aspects...

Female Genital Mutilation (25 Oct 2007)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress has been made in combating the crime of female genital mutilation, and whether a reward by the Metropolitan Police of £20,000 for information leading to prosecution has assisted the Government's efforts.

Female Genital Mutilation (25 Oct 2007)

Baroness Rendell of Babergh: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his Answer and I am gratified to hear about these investigations. Is he aware that successful prosecutions have been brought in other countries? In the past year and a half, one has been brought in the United States and one has been brought in Sweden, this being the second to be brought successfully in that country. Is he also aware that according to...