"Does the Minister accept that although we respect her position, the present Government are extremely unpopular in the countryside and that she is going to have to work extremely hard to make sure that rural people believe that this consultation is serious? So far, they do not, and she will …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"I have some sympathy with the noble Baroness. She is very fortunate with the care home her husband is in, as is he. For many years, I represented the constituency that had perhaps the largest number of care homes in the country. Suffolk Coastal is an elegant area, and with …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"If the Committee decided that the conditions in a care home were such that it would be better to have a system there that was slightly different from the one for those who were not in a care home, surely that is justification enough. As the Minister knows, I am …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"My Lords, I am hoping that I am going to help the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, and I am sure he will be pleased with that help. We have been discussing some fundamental issues of interest to the people who are going to have to carry this Bill …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"My Lords, I wanted to say, as I have several times pointed out, that one reason why this Bill has taken so long is that the proponents have not been willing to make some of the changes that many of us feel would be perfectly sensible. I therefore thank the …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"The fact is that none of the organisations that will have to carry this through have no objections to the Bill. They have asked us to try to change the Bill so that they can do their job. That is what I was trying to say. Some have a principled …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare a historic connection with the water industry in the sense that I was the chairman of a water-only company more than 10 years ago, but it means I know a bit about the water industry and perhaps that is helpful after the last intervention, because the …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"I am sorry, the second part of the noble Baroness’s comments are ones she makes about everybody who is in the private sector. That is what she thinks about the private sector and I do not agree with her. The Polanski mechanisms of this world are devastating politically and economically …..." Lord Deben - View Speech
"On the personal attack, Mr Polanski is the leader of a party. If he cannot be referred to in this House, I wonder what on earth we are coming to...." Lord Deben - View Speech