Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Lab)

My Lords, I want to say a few words about the genuine cross-party co-operation in getting the Bill to this point. This has been this House and the other place at their best. I shall say a few thanks,

My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. Unless, therefore, any no

That the order of commitment be discharged. Northern Ireland legislative consent granted.

My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. It truly has shown this House at its best, with a combination of personal stories and incredible expertise on the subject—way beyond my le

My Lords, it is a great honour to be opening the debate on the Rare Cancers Bill today. I thank Dr Scott Arthur, the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West, who, when he drew number six in the

My Lords, I will reflect on the journey that has led to the Bill before us. English devolution has not arrived all at once; it has been shaped over time by successive Governments of different politica