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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I will briefly add my thanks and congratulations to my noble friend Lord Nash on what is a substantial achievement, and my thanks to the Minister and the Government for having heard the strong voices in this House. But I will also double-click—if your Lordships will forgive the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Apr 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, it is a huge privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hacking. I am sure many noble Lords will have the same sentiment as I do in thanking him for his extraordinary service to his country.

I would like to associate myself with everything that the noble Lord, …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Apr 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords, my mother-in-law died from motor neurone disease a couple of years ago. She was a primary school headmistress, and she took firm control of her life throughout it. Three weeks before she died, she called a multidisciplinary team meeting of all the various clinicians, including the palliative care …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Apr 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I shall briefly add to the eloquent contribution made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I recognise that all parties have moved and that the groups of amendments are much closer than they were when we last debated this topic. However, I worry that the pressure is still …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 15 Apr 2026
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

"My Lords, I will also ask a few questions. I declare my interests as the senior steward—namely, the chairman—of the Jockey Club and as the mother of an elite athlete.

I spent last weekend at two quite different sporting events, juggling my time between the Grand National and the Home …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 15 Apr 2026
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

"My Lords, I will be very brief. The Explanatory Notes say that a full impact assessment was not completed because

“no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen”.

I think it entirely foreseeable that there could be significant cost and complexity, as well as an inability …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, I will also try to be brief. I completely support everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, has said. I would like to draw out two arguments that have been made to me today as to why her amendments should not be supported and explain why they are …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, given the hour, I shall be brief. I support my noble friend Lady Stowell in the two amendments that she has so ably introduced, and I have been delighted to add my name to both of them.

I have worked all my life in consumer services: for 20-odd …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Superintelligent AI

"My Lords, in 1982, the then Government commissioned a philosopher, Dame Mary Warnock, to explore the moral and ethical frameworks around human embryology and fertilisation, long before many of the developments were really possible. I worry that the AI Security Institute is just trying to work out what it does, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Superintelligent AI

"My Lords—..."
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