"My Lords, it has been a long day at the end of a long week for many noble Lords, so I do not seek to make a long speech. But before I respond to the debate on this group of amendments, I want to thank all staff from across the …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"Indeed, and in fact many classical liberals and libertarians understand the individual’s role in a wider society. But that is not the basis of this debate, and I digress too much. I will return to the group of amendments.
"My Lords, this has been a long and comprehensive debate, and a number of points have been raised. I will try not to hasten it—..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"Sorry, I will try to hasten it, actually, in many ways. Maybe we should slow down.
I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Birt, for the amendments in the group and the whole idea of establishing the assisted dying help service. As the noble Lord said, it is based …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that intervention. Before commenting on the content of the Bill, I was seeking, just to be fair to the Government, to lay out what they have told me...." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"In the interests of being brief, rather than repeating everything that my noble friend said, I look forward to the answers from the sponsor of the Bill and from the Minister...." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"I have to be very careful because I am not answering for the Government; I am just trying to reflect that letter. However, the Minister did make it clear that the children’s hospice funding is over the next three years and that it will account for £80 million in total. …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, touching partly on the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, data from MBRRACE-UK shows that black women are three times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than white women. Do the department and NHS England have any evidence on the reasons for these disparities that …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech