"My Lords, this has been a good debate, and it has raised a very important issue. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, being a distinguished KC, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra spotted that I had not in my remarks pushed the injuries point. I confess that I am torn on …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"Can I just illustrate, perhaps, to the noble and learned Lord why people are so nervous? In the Commons, at Second Reading and for much of the Committee stage, MPs were told that the panel would have to speak to the patient. Amendments were tabled subsequently—the ones I talked about—which …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, having listened to this debate, I am struck that there seems to be a fair bit of consensus. Thinking back to the arrangement of business discussion we had about the pace before this debate, I have listened to the number of people who quoted Kim Leadbeater and her …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, I had not intended to say anything, but I was provoked—in a nice way—by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and his advice, which was well meant, to the sponsor of the Bill, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. I agree with him, but I think a bit …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I have two points to make on that intervention from the noble Baroness. First, on several occasions the noble and learned Lord has made reference to quite a significant number of officials that he has had working with him, helping him draft clauses and so forth. If the argument is …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"The noble Baroness makes a very good point which illustrates the importance of being able to ask people questions directly rather than hearing reports of what they have said or seeing it on a video call. That is the importance of in-person conversation and the ability to ask questions and …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I am grateful for that. The final point I want to make is that we had experience during the pandemic of too many vulnerable people, people with learning disabilities, having “do not resuscitate” notices put on them by doctors. I do not want to see a system where, if we …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, in moving my Amendment 70, I will also speak to my Amendment 78 and to Amendment 829 from my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. The first two amendments were originally tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, who was unable to be here last week—although we …..." Lord Harper - View Speech