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HANSARDFurther Education Colleges: Recovery of VATMy Lords, picking up what the noble Lord, Lord Johnson, said, the FE college sector really is the poor man of the education system in this country. This follows years of neglect…09 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsMy Lords, I too condemn Hezbollah’s actions in northern Israel, but I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for what she has said about how this problem should be dealt…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, next year, the UK will host the G20 as its president, and the gracious Speech refers to the Government’s aim to use it to “reinforce global stability”. Today, I will…21 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for letting me get in. I have sat through 13 days of Committee on this Bill and I have hardly spoken at all. I will cut what I…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am not going to give way because time is short.24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry, but I am not giving way. I do not think it is appropriate for me to do so, and many others have not. I am happy to discuss it with the noble Baroness afterwards. The…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have already said that I am not giving way. I turn to my conclusion. The debate on the Bill would have been of a higher quality and met the expectations of high standards in…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will answer that briefly. I did not, in what I have just said, in any way imply that the medical colleges did not have some suggestions for improvements to the Bill.…24 Apr 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists trust board, which greatly welcomes this strategy. But will the Minister…23 Apr 2026HANSARDMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingMy Lords, following on from what the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, said about the disastrous effects of this practice and the fact that it is now six months since the consultation…15 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords—14 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, thank you very much for letting me get in. My noble friend the Minister is very robust but, from listening to this debate, I find it a bit difficult to imagine the kind…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I ask the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, why she has identified this small group of specialists, and only them. Does she accept that the causes of death are very wide,…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, regrettably, we are never going to get to Report. Members of the House keep referring to Report. My noble and learned friend, the sponsor of the Bill, has frequently…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I declare an interest: I am the chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. I hope that the noble Baroness who has just spoken will accept that…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat is absolutely the case. I was trying to make that point earlier, but I did not do it as clearly as the noble Baroness has just done. Of course that should happen, and it does…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillLet me just finish, I am just about to complete what I was going to say. I am happy to take the question. The evidence is clear that telemedicine has reduced waiting times;…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is with some trepidation that I speak, since I realise how passionately the previous speakers think about what they have said. The first small point I want to make is that the…13 Mar 2026