Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate. Agreed to n question. Bill passed and sent to the Commons.

Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate. Agreed to n question. Bill passed and sent to the Commons.

My Lords, it would be wrong to allow this moment to pass without a tribute to my noble friend Lord Morris. It is not the first tribute that he has received in a long and distinguished career, but without him, there would have been no inquiry, no recommendations, no Bill...

My Lords, it would be wrong to allow this moment to pass without a tribute to my noble friend Lord Morris. It is not the first tribute that he has received in a long and distinguished career, but without him, there would have been no inquiry, no recommendations, no Bill...

Moved by That the Bill do now pass.

Moved by That the Bill do now pass.

May I be permitted to associate myself with everything that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer, said about the noble Lord, Lord Morris, and the noble Baroness, Lady Masham? I should not let this moment go without paying tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer, for the...

May I be permitted to associate myself with everything that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer, said about the noble Lord, Lord Morris, and the noble Baroness, Lady Masham? I should not let this moment go without paying tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer, for the...

I am most grateful to my noble and learned friend. All the recommendations of his independent public inquiry into the contaminated blood disaster are embraced by the Bill. I commend him and his colleagues in the inquiry team, including the admirable Dr Norman Jones and Judith Willetts, on the excellence...

I am most grateful to my noble and learned friend. All the recommendations of his independent public inquiry into the contaminated blood disaster are embraced by the Bill. I commend him and his colleagues in the inquiry team, including the admirable Dr Norman Jones and Judith Willetts, on the excellence...

My Lords, this amendment to Clause 6 addresses the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s suggestions that in relation to Clauses 2 and 4, the affirmative procedure should apply. That is provided for in my amendment. I entirely accept the committee's view, and I beg to move. Amendment 2 agreed....

My Lords, this amendment to Clause 6 addresses the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s suggestions that in relation to Clauses 2 and 4, the affirmative procedure should apply. That is provided for in my amendment. I entirely accept the committee's view, and I beg to move. Amendment 2 agreed....

2: Clause 6, page 4, line 5, leave out subsection (1) and insert— "(1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument. (1A) A statutory instrument which contains any regulations made under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of...

2: Clause 6, page 4, line 5, leave out subsection (1) and insert— "(1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument. (1A) A statutory instrument which contains any regulations made under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my good friend the noble Baroness, Lady Masham of Ilton, for proposing this important amendment. As she said, we have worked in close rapport for over 40 years to enhance the status and improve the well-being of chronically ill and disabled people—she made...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my good friend the noble Baroness, Lady Masham of Ilton, for proposing this important amendment. As she said, we have worked in close rapport for over 40 years to enhance the status and improve the well-being of chronically ill and disabled people—she made...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, is president of the Haemophilia Society and I am a vice-president. We both feel that blood safety is an absolute priority, particularly for the groups of people who rely on a regular supply of clean, safe blood. I congratulate the noble...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, is president of the Haemophilia Society and I am a vice-president. We both feel that blood safety is an absolute priority, particularly for the groups of people who rely on a regular supply of clean, safe blood. I congratulate the noble...

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 22, at end insert "the blood supply is made safe through the implementation of prion filtration and that"

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 22, at end insert "the blood supply is made safe through the implementation of prion filtration and that"