"My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for securing this debate and for his excellent opening speech. I declare my interests as president of the Rural Coalition and a vice-president of the Local Government Association.
"My Lords, we are living in a very vulnerable time when false narratives are being spread and some are not being challenged. I understand that Voice of America is not broadcasting in the way it was. Meanwhile, Russia is spreading false information and using its allies. This is at a …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"My Lords, I will not detain the Committee for long. I find myself very much in sympathy with the intention of this amendment and particularly with what the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, said a few moments ago.
"My Lords, can the Minister say a little more about VJ Day? Outside St Albans Cathedral is the peace obelisk given by the people of Japan because of the courageous witness of the then dean, Dean Thicknesse. Each year, on 6 August, we have an ecumenical act of witness and …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"My Lords, I too add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for bringing this debate and for his speech. I am not going to explore the legal implications, but want to make a few theological points, if I may. I want to comment on the origins of the …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her response. Will His Majesty’s Government publish the independent economic analysis of the pharmacy funding crisis? Also, last summer we nursed my brother-in-law as he died. We had to access medicines, often at short notice. That was very difficult, even in a built-up urban area …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the potential reduction in pharmacy opening hours...." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, for opening this group. I will speak to my Amendment 22, which seeks to limit the amount of time that Victoria Tower Gardens can be closed to the public as a result of events linked to the proposed Holocaust memorial and …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to my Amendment 26. First, I add that, living in Hertfordshire, I am in touch with the distinguished Buxton family of today, one of whom is about to become our high sheriff sometime soon. They have expressed to me in correspondence something of their …..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech
"My Lords, I understand that one of the particular worries was to do with the way certain phrases were translated, and therefore may have unwittingly biased people or been misleading. Will the BBC publish the principles and guidelines that are used for translation in these difficult situations?..." Lord Bishop of St Albans - View Speech