🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, in a television documentary about Kenny Dalglish, the man known in my home city as King Kenny reveals how he was contacted by Mr Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of the Sun, who was seeking advice on how to end the widespread boycott of his product in Liverpool. He was told firmly that he needed to print a new front page that simply read, “We lied”. Four days after the...
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Before the Minister sits down, I note that I agree with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, if not all of them. He makes some good points about the different gaps in and problems within our election laws. In our Second Reading and Committee debates, many of us across the House spoke about the need to consolidate properly all election laws. We recognise that the noble Lord,...
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My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, on securing this important debate. We have heard from her about the need to ensure that all infants receive an equitable offer of protection from the respiratory syncytial virus, and that the maternal RSV vaccination programme is fairly new, having been introduced in Scotland in August 2024 and in England in...
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My Lords, the expertise of many Members of your Lordships’ House in electoral law matters has once again been demonstrated in this debate. From these Benches, we supported the provisions in the Elections Act 2022 to make it easy for people wishing to vote by post or proxy to apply to do so online. Similarly, we now support this Bill to allow the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments to extend the...
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My Lords, many men and their families should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Mott, for this debate, which will increase the profile of prostate cancer and illustrates the need for screening. We have heard moving stories about prostate cancer. I have very strong and close relationships with friends from my university days some 45 years ago. Several male members of this group now have...
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To ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to lower the voting age to 16, and whether they will take steps to raise the proportion of young people registered to vote to the same level as for those aged over 25.
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My Lords, the proposed change is welcome, and unless we change the voting age soon, young people may continue having to wait until they are 20 or 21 to cast their first vote in a general election. But would it not make sense to have the same age for voting in all elections across the UK, starting in 2027? In any event, will the Government now implement the unanimous cross-party recommendation...
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My Lords, hundreds of millions of pounds are being spent on public inquiries following deceitful conduct by police officers at Hillsborough and Orgreave and in the spy cops inquiry. Would we not save a lot of money, and help to restore confidence in the police, if officers felt that they might lose some of their pension if they failed to observe a duty of candour and, for example, doctored...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that older adults with type 1 diabetes retain access to essential technologies upon entering residential care, and whether they will introduce statutory training and regulatory standards to support safe, consistent and dignified diabetes management in those settings.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of expanding local rail services to local economies, and of increasing rail services into cities to reduce road congestion, improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether the mixed use railways team at Network Rail is being dissolved; and if so, what assessment they have made on the impact of that dissolution on the ability of light rail vehicles to operate on parts of the main line rail network.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network to work together to review and update clinical guidelines on type 1 diabetes and eating disorders, including guidance on diagnosis and treatment.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England plans to add a mental health assessment as an annual care check for people with type 1 diabetes.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans NHS England has to embed mental health support into all diabetes clinics to support emotional wellbeing for patients with type 1 diabetes.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England will create a dedicated registry for type 1 diabetes that includes a specific category for type 1 diabetes and eating disorders to improve prevalence data and patient support.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to scope and support the development of peer support networks for people living with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders, including moderated online and in-person models.
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