Member of Parliament
Lord Birt
Member since
11 Feb 2000
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Last spoke
20 Apr 2026
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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry; perhaps the noble Baroness can talk to me later, as I could not take in what she said. I am, frankly, open-minded about the NHS question and accept the strength of…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not think it for us, in framing in principle amendments, to deal with that level of issue, but the noble Lord is right—that is exactly what the body should do. We are talking…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillPlainly, the NHS is a very large organisation and it offers a variety of different kinds of experience. I hope none of us uses A&E very often but, like everybody else, I have used…23 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailMy Lords, I worked at No. 10 as Tony Blair’s strategy adviser in 2005 when an in principle go-ahead was given to an ambitious high-speed rail network for the whole country.…19 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailIt has been a difficult weekend. I regularly visit the north-west of England, as I did at the weekend. I am involved in an east of Pennines business, so I am very familiar with…19 Jan 2026
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