"My Lords, this is really good news and I welcome it on all counts, in particular the food and drink deal we are moving towards, because so many small businesses have simply stopped exporting to the EU. Can the Minister say how those small firms will now be encouraged to …..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"My Lords, has not the time come for the BMA to reject the way the resident doctors committee is behaving? I do not believe that the NHS I know would be supportive of its actions...." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"Can the noble Baroness tell the Committee whether she actually listened to what the GP in our midst said about how practices work?..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"My Lords, many of the victims at the centre of the inquiry were victims at least twice over: they were abused by the gangs but also by those who were supposed to be caring for them. The inquiry will be looking at systemic failures in the system and will go …..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"How much stress does the Minister think should be put anyhow on forecasts of relatively small numbers that can turn out to be extremely wrong?..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"My Lords, would the Minister agree that the real flaw in all this debate is putting such importance on such tiny movements in forecasts? The OBR itself admits that its forecasts tend to overestimate GDP growth and productivity. The reliance on these figures on such short-term movements is utterly crazy …..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
"The point that the noble Lord has just made—that people are committing suicide because they are in abusive relationships—is absolutely dreadful. But would he accept that there is more likelihood of their death being prevented under this Bill?..." Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech