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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"The noble Lord is right—and every one of those deaths is a tragedy. That is why I said that we have to intervene to assist in living, providing unconditional care, support and love. Simply to provide opportunities for people to take their own lives does not seem a wholesome or …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, given the advice of the noble Lord, Lord Newby, I will take the Committee to the arguments that would have been contained in the group led by Amendment 11. I think that was the guidance that we were just given. Noble Lords will realise that later amendments, Amendments …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I support very strongly what the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, has just said about the effect of the Bill on medics. I was struck by a recent conversation that I had with one of my sons, who is a fifth-year medic. He very much welcomes the stand that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I echo very strongly the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Empey, about the special and sacred relationship between doctor and patient. It is worth reminding the House of what the General Medical Council said unambiguously and robustly:

“A change in the law to allow physician-assisted dying …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 07 Nov 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"I am grateful to the noble Lord. I was aware that he had moved the amendment. On the point about the pressure that can be placed on people to take decisions that they might involuntarily be asked to take, does he agree that the “right to die”, as it is …..."
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Written Question
Association of British Insurers
Monday 18th August 2014

Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish details of all meetings between ministers and the Association of British Insurers in the past 12 months.

Answered by Lord Deighton

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings and discussions with a wide variety of organisations as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Lists of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk[1].

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/series/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2014
Payday Loans: Debt Collection

"My Lords, will the Minister confirm that personal debt in Britain now stands at a staggering £1.4 trillion, and that in one recent year, payday loans were advertised in more than 400,000 spots on television? This included advertising, some of it by Wonga, that was targeted at young people and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2014
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, the Government and the Foreign Secretary deserve to be congratulated for the commitment that they have made to combating violence against women. The House can take real pride in the role that the Minister of State, the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, has taken in demonstrating that gender, talent …..."
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