Baroness Debbonaire (Lab): My Lords, I was explaining to a group of people last night what the virtues were of speaking in your Lordships’ House and of being in the debate.

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My Lords, I was explaining to a group of people last night what the virtues were of speaking in your Lordships’ House and of being in the debate. Somewhat controversially, perhaps, for a former Member of the other House, I found myself saying that the advantage of having no constituents is that you can look at the evidence and listen to the arguments. I find myself in awe of the depth and quality of evidence assessed and arguments made today, and of the listening. I intend to use the prism of eating disorders as a way of examining some of the arguments that have not yet been made, because I am

My Lords, I was explaining to a group of people last night what the virtues were of speaking in your Lordships’ House and of being in the debate. Somewhat controversially, perhaps, for a former Member of the other House, I found myself saying that the advantage of having no constituents is that you can look at the evidence and listen to the arguments. I find myself in awe of the depth and quality of evidence assessed and arguments made today, and of the listening. I intend to use the prism of eating disorders as a way of examining some of the arguments that have not yet been made, because I am…

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