Baroness Fritchie: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Gould, for the opportunity to speak in this unique and special debate. Before I move on to the topic of women in public life, I should like to say that the noble Lord, Lord McNally, has reminded me of a four-line poem: "My grandmother was a lady, My mother was one of the girls,I am a womanAnd my daughter is a doctor". How far have we come?...
Baroness Fritchie: My Lords, is there more that we could be doing here with groups such as the International Arab Women's Federation and its president, Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, because they may well have effective links in Iraq?
Baroness Fritchie: My Lords, it is with gratitude and respect that I rise to speak in your Lordships' House for the first time. My gratitude is for the warmth of welcome, since taking my place in the House, from noble Lords across all Benches and from all staff—most particularly, from the Convenor of the Cross Benches, my noble friend Lord Williamson, and his staff. My respect is for being able to experience...