Results 41–60 of 109 for speaker:Baroness Bryan of Partick

Animal Diseases: Future Pandemics - Question (21 Jul 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, one of the most important lessons about “one health” from Covid-19 is that we must share more than just surplus vaccines; we must share the capacity to make vaccine. Can the Minister explain why the Government are resisting even a temporary TRIPS waiver when so many world leaders support it?

Cash Infrastructure - Question (19 Jul 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, cash is essential to many people’s ability to budget. I am sure the Minister is aware that cash machines that charge for use are often found in communities that have fewer alternatives for accessing cash. Can she assure this House that the proposed legislation will contain a requirement to ensure that cash is both accessible and free of charge?

Elderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL] - Second Reading (16 Jul 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, earlier this week, I was disappointed to hear a noble Lord asking a supplementary question refer to pensions as a burden. He further suggested that older people are unfairly benefiting at the expense of younger people. His words reflect a view that, when older people have ceased to be productive, they become a drain on resources. The phrase “We are all living longer”—generally...

Women’s Health Outcomes - Motion to Take Note ( 8 Jul 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for enabling this important debate. Unlike other health comparisons, the gap between men’s and women’s health is wider in some developed countries than in some less-developed ones. The UK ranks 87th in the world for men’s health, while it ranks 125th for women’s health—38 places lower. This gap puts it 12th in the international...

UK Government Union Capability - Motion to Take Note ( 1 Jul 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, the present Government came to power with a commitment to significant constitutional change. Their manifesto pledged that a Conservative Government would hold a constitutional review to restore “trust in our democracy”. As well as the Conservatives, every other major party had commitments relating to constitutional change. Polling showed that 85% of people felt dissatisfied with...

Covid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance Tax - Question (24 Jun 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, does the Minister recognise that we have a highly regressive tax system in the UK? The effective tax rate for the wealthiest 10%, counting income and wealth combined, is 18%, and for the bottom 10% it is 42%. In any rational society, this would be reversed. Does the Minister agree with the IMF that wealth taxes need to rise to pay for the cost of fighting the pandemic?

Covid-19: Vaccine Production - Question (17 Jun 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: Ensuring accessible and affordable Covid-19 vaccines across the globe is a human rights duty that requires international co-operation. Can the Minister give details of government support for the WHO Technology Access Pool, and have the Government ensured that the intellectual property in respect of vaccines developed with the support of public funding has been deposited with C-TAP, in order...

Fishing Industry - Question (16 Jun 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, can the Minister confirm the Scottish Government’s assessment that, far from having substantially increased opportunities, the Scottish fishing industry will in future have access to fewer of the fish it needs to be profitable, and does he accept that fishing communities will suffer as a result?

Disability Benefit Claimants - Question ( 8 Jun 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: Does the Minister agree that the problems relating to welfare benefits are less to do with staff guidance and more to do with the low levels of benefits, along with the inflexibility of the system? Does she accept that however well trained front-line staff are, they cannot compensate for a system that Disability Rights UK has described as unfit for purpose?

Queen’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) (12 May 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, I would like to speak to an issue that crosses two areas in today’s discussion: health and business. The pharmaceutical industry has for decades been problematic even for the most dedicated supporter of capitalism. It is heavily dependent on public spending as it is often assisted by government funding to develop vaccines and medicines and then, once these become available, it...

Financial Services Bill - Report (2nd Day): Amendment 21 (14 Apr 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, it is a great honour to participate in this group of amendments, and particularly to support the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, who has worked tirelessly to support mortgage prisoners. I feel I am in a similar place to my noble friend Lord Griffiths of Burry Port when he spoke in Committee. I will speak as someone inexperienced in high finance but who understands the importance of having...

Dunlop Review - Question ( 1 Feb 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, the Dunlop review was completed before the United Kingdom Internal Market Act, so it may already be out of date. The chairs of the Scottish Affairs, Welsh Affairs and Northern Ireland Affairs Committees are as much in the dark as the rest of us. Can the Minister explain how Michael Gove can already be implementing the Dunlop recommendations when he has not even shared the report...

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 1 (11 Jan 2021)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, it is a privilege, if not somewhat intimidating, to follow my noble friend Lady Kennedy of The Shaws. But it does give me the confidence to believe that some of the points I am making are probably accurate and worthy of consideration. We have been told that the purpose of the Bill is to bring the operation of CHIS out of the shadows and put existing practice on a clear and...

Trident Nuclear Programme - Question ( 7 Dec 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, will the Minister confirm that the Government’s defence priorities include cyber and space projects, and that they continue to recognise, as they said in the 2018 defence review, that security challenges involve non-state actors, migration, pandemics and environmental pressures? How will the Trident programme fit their own priorities or help to tackle any of those threats?

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Committee (3rd Day): Amendment 22 ( 3 Dec 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in this debate. I am sorry that my noble friend Lord Dubs will not be joining us, but I am speaking before my noble friend Lord Judd—they have both spent many decades of their lives fighting for civil liberties. They will remember, I am sure, Maria Fyfe, who entered Parliament in 1987 and did so much over the years to champion women’s...

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Committee (1st Day): Amendment 3 (24 Nov 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, it is an honour to follow the speakers before me, who have such a range of experience. Many excellent amendments to the Bill have been proposed. Some are probing, looking for a response that might help to clarify the Government’s intentions. Others could serve to safeguard individuals who might be recruited as undercover operatives or those who might be affected by their actions....

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: UK Government Union Capability Independent Review (23 Nov 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether The Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability, announced on 4 July 2019, took evidence from the devolved administrations.

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: UK Government Union Capability Independent Review (23 Nov 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate that they will conclude their consideration of the recommendations of The Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability, first announced on 4 July 2019; and when they plan to publish (1) that review, and (2) their conclusions.

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - Second Reading (11 Nov 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: My Lords, in the short time available I will concentrate on Clause 2, which details the authorities able to authorise criminal conduct. The list of bodies included will probably surprise many people, as the justification for the Bill is usually given in terms of serious organised crime and terrorism, and the reason given for why there is no prior authorisation is the imminent danger and...

Union with Scotland - Question ( 4 Nov 2020)

Baroness Bryan of Partick: Does the Minister agree with Douglas Ross, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, that “we need to deliver formal representation for our nations and regions” in a reformed House of Lords? Does he think that such a step would help to strengthen relationships within the United Kingdom?


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