Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab)

My Lords, I broadly welcome this Bill, but I shall focus on the things that particularly interest me. The Government have announced that they have “commissioned … UK Sport to carry out an initial stra

My Lords, while there is a lot to be welcomed in the Government’s proposed new legislation, I will focus on further and higher education, especially skills and apprenticeships. The Government have don

My Lords, I only want to challenge the point that was made that the Bill suggests that six months is inevitable. It does not do that at all. In fact, all Clause 7 says is that if you go to the doctor,

My Lords, as somebody once said, at this stage in the debate, anything that can be said has already been said, but not by everyone. I find myself in that position so, if I repeat a few things, it is n

Thank you. I checked before I left, so I am puzzled. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, referred to situations where, as set out in the Bill, “‘the person has an inevitably progressive illness or disease w

My Lords, I have not spoken in this debate before, but the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, last week made me want to do so. He reminded us that: “Nobody could say that a doctor can tell