"In reference to Amendment 60, if I picked the Minister up correctly, she said that establishing where an individual was in the world would put a burden on the medical people involved. Surely if they are in touch with them, they can at least ask them where they are...." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. Many Members perhaps do not appreciate the extent of the potential, and the length of time over which that potential could remain open.
When I was Minister for Enterprise in Belfast and represented Belfast East as an elected Member, that area …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I raised the point that the state could be liable in cases where the companies people worked for were nationalised or owned by the state. It seems not unreasonable that in due course the Minister could express a view on behalf of the Government, because the Government could …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"We are forgetting that we can use the telephone in this circumstance. It is not even that you would have sight of the person, but you could have a pre-recorded telephone call...." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I have put my name to some of these amendments. In the spirit of what the Chief Whip said, I will not repeat what the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, said, but I gently remind the Committee that this Private Member’s Bill is not normal, in so far as …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I would be grateful if the noble Baroness, if she does not have the figures available right now, could send me a letter and put it in the Library as to how many diplomats from the People’s Republic of China are accredited to the United Kingdom and how …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, there are some amendments in a later group—the 50th group—on this subject of approved substances and their regulation.
As the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, pointed out, if you buy a packet of aspirin, you get a sheet that gives you the different risk levels. What I would like …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"As I said when I opened my remarks, I have amendments in group 50 for that purpose, but there is an inextricable link between having knowledge about these substances and having informed consent, so we cannot compartmentalise it as easily as that. The people who are overseeing the consent of …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord kindly allowed a number of us to make representations to him during the week, saying that his door was always open. Indeed it was, and I thank him for that. However, I raised the point last week that for those of us who do not …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I wonder whether the proposer of these amendments, the noble Lord, Lord Birt, can tell us whether he has any indication from the relevant royal colleges that their members would be available for this service. The idea is that you will have senior clinicians on a 24-hour basis, …..." Lord Empey - View Speech