Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 May 2026 King’s Speech
"It is a very great pleasure to have a few moments to speak and comment on the gracious Speech. I have a matter of concern, which I put to the Ministers on the Front Bench, that quite rightly both His Majesty and our Government have declared that we are in …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"I welcome the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley. May I suggest to the Minister that she looks more closely at music hubs? It is extremely difficult for disabled children to get to music hubs because it has to be a parent who drives them there. I am sure …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak in support of my own Amendment 171, where I am suggesting that there is an adjustment to insert “hearing or visual impairments”. I declare an interest on both. First, I am a vice-president of Mary Hare School for deaf children, which is one of the …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"This Private Member’s Bill has not been discussed with the mosques in London, nor anywhere else. My suggestions are that we have a meeting, that I bring suitable people with me and that we start to open this up. It is against the faith to commit suicide, so this is …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"My Lords, I follow the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, with reference to our shared amendment, Amendment 174A. I apologise for not raising this in my previous discourse, but the differences are so acute that I just did not feel it right to share them in the same comment, and I …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"I add my thanks to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, for his comments. I look forward immensely to the meeting with him. I also point out that his colleague on the Front Bench stood up and said something about me and, of course, I could not hear it. …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech
"I thank the Minister. I would appreciate if it would be considered at some moment that the two medical professionals on the panel may not have any knowledge of hearing issues. There is about one week of a medical professionals’ training on hearing, and that of course is almost nothing. …..." Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne - View Speech