"I thank my noble friend for that Answer. As she says, Jimmy Lai is 78 years of age, which means either he is going to die in prison or he will be virtually 100 by the time he comes out—not for terrorism, violence or killing people but for defending freedom …..." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they plan to make to the government of China to seek the release of British citizen Jimmy Lai, following his sentence this morning to 20 years in prison...." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"My Lords, I was not able to be here this morning; many noble Lords will know that I spend much of the mornings, most days, in a care home—very often two or three times a day. My husband is being brilliantly looked after in one of the most brilliant care …..." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"Would the noble Baroness accept that could have been even more so than if her father, or my husband, were at home all day without any medical or nursing staff around them? These people are more likely to pick up those infections than equivalent people who are living at home...." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of China to seek the release and return to the United Kingdom of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen...." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"I am delighted to be the first to be called by the new Lord Speaker to beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper...." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer. She mentioned the Prime Minister’s visit to China, which followed the granting of planning permission for the Chinese embassy. It led to the lifting of sanctions against two of our Peers, but, alas, not to the far more important release …..." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
"My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Tope, and my noble friend Lord Pitkeathley, I have added my name to Amendment 72 and the others already spoken to by my noble friend Lord Harris.
"Does the noble Baroness agree that, if we do not pass the Bill, people will continue to self-administer drugs that they obtain from who knows where or, as some of us know, hang themselves or take themselves into a car and use the exhaust pipe? Am I right that the …..." Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech