Queen’s Speech

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to respond on behalf on the Opposition. I start by declaring my ...

My Lords, in stark contrast to its emphasis in the gracious Speech, the NHS was one of the bigges...

Seven lines and one word in the gracious Speech summarise the programme to be undertaken by the G...

My Lords, the stated intention of the Education and Adoption Bill is to,

“give all children...

My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on his speech and welcome my noble friend Lor...

My Lords, I will speak on the arts and broadcasting. Over the past 70 years there has been what c...

My Lords, let me start on a positive note. I was delighted that the gracious Speech, for the firs...

My Lords, I shall limit my remarks to two very important areas in the gracious Speech and its imp...

My Lords, I should like to comment on some implications of the digital revolution for healthcare ...

My Lords, I was delighted that the Minister referred to tourism and heritage in his opening contr...

I want to confine my remarks to the question of pensions and retirement savings, but first I want...

My Lords, I would first like to pay tribute to the noble Earl, Lord Howe, who worked so hard for ...

My Lords, the gracious Speech said that the Government intend,

“to improve schools … and cr...

My Lords, little is more important to the future of this country than the education of our young ...

My Lords, I should like to comment on the parts of the gracious Speech that deal with education a...

My Lords, before turning to my remarks on the welfare part of the gracious Speech, I will pay tri...

My Lords, we all know that government faces massive tasks in education. Demographic changes deman...

My Lords, I wish to speak on education. I was heartened to hear the prominence the Minister gave ...

My Lords, when I put my name down to speak in this debate, I must admit that it was to make a gen...

My Lords, I shall speak about the NHS and fully endorse the deep concerns of a number of noble Lo...

My Lords, a new Government and a first gracious Speech provide an opportunity for us to revisit s...

My Lords, I am sure that the aspiration in the Queen’s Speech to improve schools is one which we ...

My Lords, I was pleased to see that education had been grouped with culture in today’s debate on ...

My Lords, it is pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Hudnall, and I agree whol...

My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Freud, back to ...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on the gracious Speech. I am delighte...

My Lords, I wish to raise the issue of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. Neural tube d...

In Her Majesty’s gracious Speech, we heard that her Government intend to,

“secure the futur...

My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the gracious Speech, which provides an opportunity for the House...

My Lords, I was delighted that Her Majesty’s gracious Speech referred to our Government’s commitm...

My Lords, I want to concentrate on the care agenda and especially on the contribution of the 6.5 ...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Association of Medical Research Charities and I w...

My Lords, in the gracious Speech it was welcome to see a commitment to seven-day working. Indeed,...

I wish to talk about two aspects of health—the health of the NHS and the health of the population...

The humble Address promised a data Bill and a British Bill of Rights but said nothing of the digi...

My Lords, it is very good to see the noble Lord, Lord Prior of Brampton, on the Front Bench. I am...

My Lords, I do appreciate the gracious Speech. The subject of education is a most important one t...

My Lords, I must declare my interest as a now fully retired dental surgeon. Single-minded as my f...

My Lords, despite advancements in technology, with instant connectivity around the globe, referre...

My Lords, not for the first time, I find myself in full agreement with the good intentions in the...

My Lords, I have to admit that this is not the Queen’s Speech I had hoped to be debating today bu...

My Lords, there is a fundamental belief that every child deserves the best chances in life. It is...

My Lords, listening to the various topics debated this week, I could not help but think about how...

My Lords, I welcome the new Health Ministers, the noble Lord, Lord Prior, and, in her absence, th...

My Lords, there is much in the gracious Speech that we on these Benches welcome: the mention of s...

My Lords, I should like to thank all noble Lords who have spoken in today’s excellent debate, and...

My Lords, among the many excellent contributions this evening, I was heartened most by that from ...