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Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL]: Second Reading (22 May 2013)

Lord McKenzie of Luton: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, for introducing the Bill and for yesterday’s briefing. As we have heard, the Bill introduces a new audit regime for local authorities and health bodies, although the Government have not been able to resist tagging on two largely unrelated matters: amendments to the council tax referendum rules and draconian powers concerning observance...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (15 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Rosser: ...as was offered to Iraqi interpreters who had served our Armed Forces. The noble Lord, Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, and my noble friend Lady Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde have already spoken on this issue far more eloquently than I could manage. It seems odd that a Government prepared to make decisions on an SDSR in six months need longer than...

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Amendments (24 April 2013)

Baroness Stowell of Beeston: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for welcoming the Government's Motion this evening. I share with him his tribute to his noble friend Lady Thornton. As much as I am always pleased to see the noble Lord, I am none the less disappointed that the noble Baroness could not be here this evening. I shall make sure that I convey that to her directly outside the Chamber. I am...

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment): Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (23 April 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Jo Swinson: ...in place a timetable for statutory review to establish at what point the measure could be withdrawn if caste discrimination has become a thing of the past.” That point was also picked up by Baroness Thornton in her closing remarks in last night’s debate. The new provision addresses those concerns by introducing a review and sunset clause.

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments (22 April 2013) See 4 other results from this debate

Baroness Thornton: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Flather, for her remarks and I would not for a moment dare to have stopped her contribution to this debate. The principle that we are discussing remains as simple as and straightforward as it was when it was debated in 2010, in Committee on the Bill and on Report. The question is: how do we give legal protection to the victims of caste...

Death of a Member: Baroness Thatcher — Tributes (10 April 2013)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde: My Lords, Mrs Thatcher, as she then was, was a truly remarkable woman. She was elected in 1975 as leader of the Conservative Party. We need to take into account the fact it was not just the fact that she was elected the first woman leader of the Conservative Party, and what she had to overcome, but her very humble background and beginnings. I can remember quite clearly the impact that had on...

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading (20 March 2013)

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara: .... I hope that my words will go back to those who are not here. The team has been extremely helpful in giving us information and facilitating meetings. I also thank my Front Bench team, the noble Baronesses, Lady Worthington, Lady Hayter and Lady Thornton, and the noble Lords, Lord Young, Lord Whitty and Lord McKenzie, who, along with our legislative support team, have taken much of the...

Previous Business – Lords: Grand Committee (18 March 2013)

Policies towards and priorities for defence procurement - Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde. Short Debate

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013: Motion to Approve (12 March 2013)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde: My Lords, I, too, support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Young of Norwood Green. I would like to ask the Minister how he justifies this change against the background of a repeated government assertion that we are all in this austerity period together. Even in a straightforward redundancy situation this carves out the salaried or hourly-paid workforce that generally runs the company-we...

International Women's Day — Motion to Take Note (7 March 2013) See 3 other results from this debate

Baroness Northover: ...Day for more than a century, and it is right that we do so. The lives of women in this country have been transformed over that century, as my noble friend Lady Seccombe so clearly showed. The noble Baroness, Lady O'Neill, noted this as the most profound social transformation, and she is surely right. For many of us, we are the first in our families to go to university, yet our daughters,...

Business of the House — Timing of Debates (7 March 2013)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: ...because they give the Front-Benchers more time. My noble friend Lady Stowell of Beeston will now have 20 minutes instead of 15 for opening. She may not need to take it all; we will see. The noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, will now have 12 minutes instead of 10 when she winds for the opposition Front Bench. I am sure that she will need all that time; she is expert on these matters. My noble...

Armed Forces: Army Basing Plan — Statement (5 March 2013)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde: I thank the Minister for the Statement, particularly for covering the continual running sore-as the Armed Forces Pay Review Body report this year confirms yet again-of accommodation. Is he confident that the new and refurbished housing will be ready for our troops and their families when they come home, knowing that this will have to go through the public procurement process-I presume-and...

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day) (4 March 2013) See 12 other results from this debate

Baroness Stowell of Beeston: I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her clarification, and I am sorry if I misrepresented her position on the steering group. The noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and my noble friend Lady Hussein-Ece referred to the membership of the steering group. I say clearly that its members have been selected because of their experience and knowledge around these issues, and it is not intended at all...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Respiratory Disease (27 February 2013)

Baroness Thornton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve outcomes for patients living with respiratory diseases.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Respiratory Disease (27 February 2013)

Baroness Thornton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the efficacy of current standard forms of treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Media and Creative Industries: Equality — Question (25 February 2013)

Baroness Thornton: The issue of older women in the media has already been raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner, and she is quite right. I am sure that this House appreciates that the new generation of older women in the media does not fancy the idea of being written off and regarded as past it when they are 60, 50 or even 40. Can the Minister go into more detail about how the Government intend to monitor...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Respiratory Disease (25 February 2013)

Baroness Thornton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Crime: Women's Safety — Question for Short Debate (12 February 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: ...remain focused and continue to raise awareness around this issue. In introducing this debate, the noble Lord, Lord Desai, rightly expressed the universal nature of this issue. Indeed, the noble Baronesses, Lady Gale and Lady Thornton, drew the House's attention to One Billion Rising, which is taking place this Thursday, 14 February, and which draws attention to the universal nature of...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Urology (28 January 2013)

Baroness Thornton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make an assessment of the impact of access to appropriate urology and stoma devices on (1) incidence of infection, (2) product wastage, and (3) ability to participate in employment.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Urology (28 January 2013)

Baroness Thornton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of specialist nurses in improving outcomes for stoma and continence patients.