"My Lords, I am grateful for the clarity, but I draw attention to the fact that this is a position that could have been put, and still could be put, in a meeting with the various royal colleges to assure them that the Bill does what the noble and learned …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"In relation to what the noble and learned Lord said in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, about not being rostered being a sensible solution, that is a different language from having a legally enforceable right to say to your employer, “I do not want to be rostered on …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 359, 660, 665 and 681, as I believe they would ensure the widest possible protection for those people who, due to issues of conscience, are not able to participate in assisted dying. I specifically use “not able”, which is a different …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"To clarify, is the noble and learned Lord saying that a mandatory exclusion would be in a code of practice? We cannot do that unless it is in the Bill. In relation to the latter point, we will just have to agree to differ on the safeguarding issues in relation …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"I would be grateful for clarification as to whether the Government have considered their own current inquiries into the grooming gangs. There was evidence there that:
“Victims and survivors were also critical about how easy it can be to obtain emergency contraception or abortion services without appropriate questions being asked”. …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech
"It was a crime, and she was given eight years in prison for that.
On the question about the offences that the judge also considered—murder, manslaughter and infanticide —I emailed the Minister about the clarification I asked for in Committee on guidance being given to emergency services that may come …..." Baroness Berridge - View Speech