"My Lords, I declare my interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers for the last five years. Before that, for 10 years I was director of communications for the British Healthcare Trades Association, representing manufacturers and suppliers of wheelchairs and assistive technology, upholding industry standards, …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers. As a teenager, I pushed my mother everywhere in a wheelchair; we had to buy it second hand through the Liverpool Echo. Wheelchair provisions have improved greatly since then, but how can …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, the Representation of the People Acts sought to create a level playing field for constituency campaigning, but they no longer do so as a result of the legislation of 2000, which brought in national party limits. These limits were suddenly increased by 80% just before the last general …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, in a television documentary about Kenny Dalglish, the man known in my home city as King Kenny reveals how he was contacted by Mr Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of the Sun, who was seeking advice on how to end the widespread boycott of his product in …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendments 141 and 143 would require the Government to consult on introducing health warnings on each individual cigarette by printing them on the cigarette papers. These amendments are necessary because the Government have not yet committed to consulting about these warnings, let alone insisting on them, as I …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"Before the Minister sits down, I note that I agree with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, if not all of them. He makes some good points about the different gaps in and problems within our election laws. In our Second Reading and Committee debates, many …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, I too welcome the persistent, skilful and incredibly determined approach of the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, to achieve what is clearly needed—that is, the expansion of the use of fracture liaison services to 100% coverage by 2030. This commitment, contained in the 10-year health plan, is …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, on securing this important debate. We have heard from her about the need to ensure that all infants receive an equitable offer of protection from the respiratory syncytial virus, and that the maternal RSV vaccination programme is fairly …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, the expertise of many Members of your Lordships’ House in electoral law matters has once again been demonstrated in this debate. From these Benches, we supported the provisions in the Elections Act 2022 to make it easy for people wishing to vote by post or proxy to apply …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech
"My Lords, many men and their families should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Mott, for this debate, which will increase the profile of prostate cancer and illustrates the need for screening.
We have heard moving stories about prostate cancer. I have very strong and close relationships with friends …..." Lord Rennard - View Speech