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HANSARDCrime 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) BillDoctors in Australia are now allowed to do so. The law has been changed there.13 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 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, I want to start by congratulating my noble friend Lord Isaac on his excellent maiden speech, and particularly on what he had to say about education, creative industries…26 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, my noble friend the Chief Whip has rightly pointed to the lack of progress we are making on this Bill. Part of the problem is not how much time we spend on each…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is far easier to develop a code of practice over time and change it in the context of changes in the environment. It is much more difficult to change a law by…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of one of the medical royal college’s trusts. I want to speak to this group of amendments, taking into account the medical profession.…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI was not going to interrupt the noble Lord, but his last remark does lead me to interrupt him. I do not think there is anybody who backs the Bill because they think it is more…23 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to support what the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, has just said. As the Minister knows, I very strongly support the Bill and welcome it, but it…16 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I wonder whether we can now hear from the Front Benches. We have had a long discussion about these issues and have moved into the danger of repetition. We have already…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I finish what I am saying? My noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton has already made the concession that he would like very much to discuss this point. Will the…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise for interrupting the noble Baroness, but I think the Committee has really made it clear—05 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Whitehead on joining this House. He and I worked together in the 1997 Labour Government, when he was an enormous support to me. I…02 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe have given an enormous amount of time to looking at safeguards. The noble Lord just totally denied that and said that we have to begin all over again. We do not. This debate…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Markham, just said. We have a tried and tested way of measuring people’s capacity, but we do not have a single tried and…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. I have followed what the different royal colleges are saying and it is not true…14 Nov 2025HANSARDPalestinian RefugeesMy Lords, the escalation of brutal attacks against Palestinians on the West Bank by people from illegal settlements may well increase the number of Palestinian refugees. I was…13 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanMy Lords, can the Minister say what representations the Government have made to the UAE about its continuing support for the RSF, including the provision of military equipment?11 Nov 2025