Results 1–20 of 310 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 Gibson of Market Rasen

Transport Bill ( 5 Jun 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, in this my first speech to your Lordships' House I wish to place on record my thanks for the kindness and courtesy shown to me by all sides of the House since my arrival on 15th May feeling very much the new girl in school. Like others before me, I have had difficulties. The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, explained in his maiden speech why he had not been able to use one of the tools of...

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (26 Jun 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, only since coming to live permanently in London have I realised how privileged I have been to spend most of my life in our wonderful countryside, which I had taken totally for granted. Before I moved to London I was fortunate enough to live in Suffolk, a beautiful, tranquil county. Before that, I was born and brought up in Lincolnshire, as my title suggests. Coming from Market...

Millennium Dome: Funding (20 Jul 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, is my noble and learned friend aware that the constant attacks on the Dome cause great distress to those who work there? Prior to working in the Dome they did not have employment in the area because they live in one of the most deprived boroughs in London. As a resident of the area, perhaps I may ask my noble and learned friend whether he agrees that, rather than emphasise the...

Millennium Dome (27 Sep 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, does my noble and learned friend agree that when we debate the Dome in this Chamber we should always remember those who are often forgotten in the midst of party political thrust; that is, the workers in the Dome? The regeneration of the area gave many of those workers employment for the first time in their lives. Many of them are young; many are black. I ask the Minister to support...

Women's Representation in UK Politics ( 2 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, will my noble friend join with me in expressing extreme concern at the attitude of Theresa May, the shadow Minister for women's issues, who said on BBC Online on 6th September: "I do not believe that young women who wish to have families should consider a parliamentary career until their families are in a position where they can easily be left". Does my noble friend agree with me...

Women Doctors (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is any evidence that women doctors in the National Health Service are more or less productive than their male counterparts.

Women Doctors (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his reply. Does he agree that the recent claim made by Philip Hammond, a Conservative spokesperson on health, that women doctors are less productive than their male counterparts during their careers in the NHS should be strongly refuted? I have received a number of irate telephone calls about this statement from colleagues, women doctors in the health...

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: moved Amendment No. 520: Page 43, line 46, at end insert-- ("( ) In section 34 of the 1981 Act (limestone pavement orders), in subsection (4) for "or disturbs" there is substituted ", disturbs or sells".").

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My noble friend Lady David is unfortunately unable to be in her place today. However, she raised this issue at Second Reading on 26th June. My noble friend has asked me to move the amendment on her behalf and I am happy to do so. It is a small but important amendment. Limestone pavement on a global scale is extremely rare and is one of the rarest features in Britain's landscape. It is...

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: I thank noble Lords for the support that they have given to the amendment. I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply. I understand her arguments. I am a little disappointed, but under the circumstances, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: It is late and I do not intend to keep the Committee long. I simply want to add a few words to what my noble friend said on Amendment No. 536AA. He mentioned the Welsh turtle. I should like to say a little about a few other friends on our coast that we may not be aware of. It is estimated that the UK's marine environment is home to over 8,000 marine organisms, including many that even those...

Millennium Dome: Sale (26 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, is the Minister aware that those who work in the Dome and the surrounding area followed closely the discussions in this House on the Dome and in particular on its future? Will my noble friend continue to bear them in mind when any future discussions take place on the Dome?

Transport Bill (26 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, I had not intended to speak in the debate, but when words such as "trust", "profit" and "safety" were used, I felt that I should. Until 30th September, I was a health and safety commissioner. We often looked at reports of cases in which health and safety had been endangered. Time after time, profit was the reason for safety precautions being cut. The admirable idea of a...

Transport Bill (30 Oct 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, I, too, wish to support Amendments Nos. 196 and 219 as well as to express my support for road user charging and the workplace parking levy. First, however, I apologise to noble Lords for my hoarse voice. Whenever the words "tax", "charge" or "levy" are used, they create immediate suspicion, swiftly followed by protective opposition. That is why the involvement of others is so...

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill ( 1 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, I may be a lone voice in the Chamber this evening, but I do not support Amendment No. 43. When we debated the issue at Second Reading, I said that, as someone who was born and brought up in the countryside and had lived most of my life there, I believed that dogs should be firmly restricted in the countryside. I was pleased when I saw the Bill. There had been a wide debate before it...

Early Retirement on Health Grounds ( 9 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, does my noble friend have any information about which workers are currently the most likely to seek early retirement on health grounds?

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 199A, Amendment No. 199B: Line 8, leave out ("have regard") and insert ("further and enhance").

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, my noble friend Lord Judd is attending the Council of Europe and is unable to be in his place this evening. My noble friend has asked me on his behalf to move Amendment No. 199B and speak to Amendment No. 199C. We greatly welcome Amendment No. 199A and sincerely thank the Minister for tabling it. The amendment encompasses many of the matters for which we asked when we last debated...

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (16 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful explanation. In the light of that explanation, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Millennium Dome (29 Nov 2000)

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen: My Lords, if I had a title to my speech tonight it would be, "Voices from Greenwich". I have spoken on the subject of the Dome on a number of occasions in your Lordships' House and I am pleased to do so again, to give a positive approach to the Dome experience and to the future. Before the Dome was built, the Greenwich peninsula was certainly very derelict and, as such, it reflected how...


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