"My Lords, I will follow up the important points that the noble Lord made. Home ownership makes up 62% of housing tenure, and getting first-time buyers to their first house is crucial, but social housing also plays a really important part in helping people to get into a decent, secure …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, unfortunately, girls are not always able to feel safe in calling out sexist or abusive behaviour that they experience from other pupils in schools. What more can be done in schools, and after school, to give girls the confidence to speak out and feel safe?..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for my noble friend the Minister’s Statement, for the steps the Government are taking, and that they will keep under review the impact on families and businesses, particularly small businesses. I return to the question of energy security. Is my noble friend in a position …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, notwithstanding the fragility of the ceasefire and every effort the Government are making to support it, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving now. What more can the Government do to open up the access routes the Minister has referred to, in order to get more aid in …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to the hundreds of people who have written to me about their views on this Bill, both for and against. Many of the letters made for very difficult reading—goodness knows how difficult they were to write. We all have personal experiences of loved ones’ …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to ask the Minister a question on the right to try, which I am sure we would all agree is a principle that is crucially important. How can we make sure that people can take the risk to try paid employment, without the fear that …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. As a former Minister for Public Health, I offer my apologies to the victims of this health tragedy—I am very sorry indeed. Can the Minister clarify the Statement he made yesterday and explain what steps the Government are taking to ensure …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government when the compensation scheme recommended by the Infected Blood Inquiry will be established...." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech
"My Lords, I will make a short intervention in this debate to ask the Minister a few questions about the allocation from the National Insurance Fund to the NHS following the introductions of the measures in the Bill.
"I do not wish to detain the House but, frankly, that is not the question I was asking. I was asking the Minister about something that she has confirmed: 20% of the 100% that the NHS gets comes from the national insurance fund and it is equated to a cash …..." Baroness Primarolo - View Speech