"My Lords, may I draw to everyone’s attention the fact that the timing in this debate is very tight? Could everyone please either go below five minutes or stick to the five minutes’ advisory time? Otherwise, we will not have time for the Minister to respond in full...." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"I am very sorry to intervene again but, if every noble Lord and noble Baroness takes an extra minute, we are not going to get through this debate in time...." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"Order. Can the noble Lord wind up, please? He is already a minute over. If everyone takes an extra minute, the Minister will not have any time to sum up at the end...." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"I think everyone in this House will support my noble friend’s comments on that appalling tragedy. We are just at the beginning of understanding what happened, but our hearts go out to all the families and friends of the young people who died. Words cannot express just how tragic this …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"As I said earlier, I have absolute confidence in the work being done. If Japan has a way forward, I am sure the relevant people will be looking at that. We need to rely on evidence and make sure that it is fit for purpose to be implemented in this …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"I have some experience in the rollout of defibrillators, which is delegated to local areas, and well-meaning groups fundraise and want them in a particular place. Managing and maintaining them properly is paramount, as is training people in how to use them. Understanding them and going through general training, which …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"My noble friend raises the crucial point about the NSC. I emphasise again that it has a well-earned international reputation for rigour and for making robust, evidence-based recommendations that stand up to scrutiny. My noble friend is right that we have to understand that introducing population-level screening for some aspects …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"Comparisons of screening programmes with other health systems can be misleading. For example, the programme in Italy operates only in the area around Venice; it is not a national screening programme. The published data is unclear and we have requested further information. Of course, if any programme in the world …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"I am not convinced that the evidence is as categoric as the noble Lord asserts, but I am delighted to tell the House that the UK National Screening Committee will open a public consultation on sudden cardiac death screening in the spring. It is crucial that we let it do …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech
"My Lords, we are committed to giving every child the best start in life. As part of this, we are investing in Best Start family hubs across the country. These hubs will offer wider parenting and home-learning environment support, and are well placed to support parents needing advice on toilet-training. …..." Baroness Blake of Leeds - View Speech