Queen's speech debate on Thursday, 8 November 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Darzi of Denham. The answering member was Earl Howe.

Debate on the Address

Lords debate on Queen's speech (third day) on health, social affairs and education.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 696 c140-239
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department of Health; Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills; Department for Children, Schools and Families
Procedure: Addresses to the Crown
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Earl of Listowel | 696 c200-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I give the warmest of welcomes to the Children and Young Persons Bill and the Housing and ...; Lord Soley | 696 c190-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the emphasis in the Queen's Speech on children and education. The Government's e...; Lord Colwyn | 696 c193-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the gracious Speech refers to a commitment to providing a healthcare system organised arou...; Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 696 c196-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, from the gracious Speech, I intend to focus only on the Bill to regulate human embryology ...; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 696 c198-200 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak on this Queen's Speech debate on education, health and social af...; Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | 696 c179-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I give a wholehearted welcome from these Benches to the Government's commitment in the pro...; Baroness Murphy | 696 c181-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to talk not so much about what is in the legislative programme on health—which is f...; Baroness Morgan of Huyton | 696 c184-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in speaking about the education section of the gracious Speech, I particularly welcome the...; Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 696 c187-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the gracious Speech outlined by the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, certainly has vision, as the n...; Lord Pilkington of Oxenford | 696 c178-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall consider the proposed reform of examinations over the next decade, in particular t...; Baroness Young of Hornsey | 696 c174-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank the Minister for his opening speech, especially the way in...; Baroness Emerton | 696 c176-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, on his opening of the debate on such a wi...; Lord McColl of Dulwich | 696 c168-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darzi of Denham, on his opening speech. We were ...; Lord Ramsbotham | 696 c171-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, on the breadth of his opening speech. Lik...; Lord Low of Dalston | 696 c162-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in government it must often seem that you cannot win: if you give advance notice of your l...; Lord Warner | 696 c156-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to my noble friend Lord Darzi for missing the first part of his speech, for tr...; Lord Fowler | 696 c159-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was going to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Warner, on a speech free from the shackle...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 696 c152-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may start by congratulating the Government. I have had the privilege to be on th...; Bishop of Leicester | 696 c154-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, many of us on this Bench add our congratulations to the Government on their plans for legi...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 696 c225-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to respond on behalf of my party to this key area o...; Lord Adonis | 696 c230-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate with excellent speeches from all sides of the House. I...; Lord Dearing | 696 c219-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, for his lucid exposition of the parts of the gracious ...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 696 c222-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a long but very interesting and diverse debate. We began with an extremely c...; Lord James of Blackheath | 696 c204-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Benches here warmly welcome the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Darzi. We welcome ...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 696 c206-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am dazzled and somewhat overwhelmed by the previous speech. I was pleased to see in the ...; Baroness Warnock | 696 c215-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I return to the subject of education and confine myself to a few points on that aspect of ...; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 696 c217-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the gracious Speech offers a rich mix of opportunities for comment and it was quite hard t...; Baroness Deech | 696 c210-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in welcoming the opportunity that we have this afternoon to discuss health m...; Baroness Cumberlege | 696 c212-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, on his speech. I am delighted to see him here a...; Lord Higgins | 696 c144 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is not apparent that there are lessons to be learnt from the present situation in finan...; Lord Darzi of Denham | 696 c140-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Government have a proud record of improving health and education services. We have in...; Earl Howe | 696 c145-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the excellent and very stimulating opening speech by noble Lord...; Baroness Barker | 696 c148-52 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is, as ever, a privilege to open this part of the debate on the gracious Speech on beha...; Lord Adonis | 696 c235-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, industry contributes substantially to these qualifications, particularly where they help w...; Lord Pilkington of Oxenford | 696 c235 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not expect the Minister to give a definitive reply, but are the Government even prepa...; Lord Adonis | 696 c232-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we will take a decision on that before the Bill reaches Committee. However, any amendments...; Earl Howe | 696 c232 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my question was whether the entire Bill, rather than simply the abortion issue, would be s...; Baroness Crawley | 696 c239 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord West of Spithead, I beg to move that the debate be adjou...; Lord Darzi of Denham | 696 c144-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord raises the issue of security, and I am sure it will be debated during the p...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 696 c165-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have worked in the fields of health and social care all my professional life and to decl...
Subjects: Children in care Age Health services Education Further education Human embryo experiments Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Health professions Grants IVF Higher education NHS Loans Mental Health Act Commission Pregnancy Sales Vocational guidance Regulation Social services Vocational education Students School leaving Healthcare Commission Commission for Social Care Inspection Human Tissue Authority Basic skills Care Quality Commission
Contains statistics: Yes
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