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HANSARDPrisons: Health ServicesMy Lords, many of the issues preventing prisoners getting equivalence of care with non-prisoners clearly relate to access to hospitals and health specialists. As we know, delays…14 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS: Single-sex Provision for Staff and PatientsIn the last few weeks alone, we have heard about the range of challenges facing our NHS: physically collapsing hospitals, extensive waiting lists and a social care review, to name…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS: Patients with AllergiesMy Lords, I congratulate—with my horrible squeaky voice—the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey, on securing this debate today. My concern is not so much adolescents as children. In my…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPrisons: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what further steps they are taking to reduce the size of the Imprisonment for Public Protection prison population following the publication on 15…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPrisons: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, first, I apologise for my germy little self. I will try not to infect anybody else. This is a bittersweet moment for me. It is great to see the measures that we fought…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Numbers and EligibilityThe House of Lords badly needs radically updating if it is going to be a fit revising House for modern Britain. The Government seem to be starting with a piecemeal approach, so…09 Dec 2024HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, just to change the angle for a little bit, humanists have a long tradition of conducting same-sex wedding ceremonies, with LGBT people much more likely to be…02 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Carers StrategyAs the Minister has said, the carer’s allowance was increased in the Budget by what can only be described as a modest amount, but it remains at one of the lowest levels for any…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCancer: Older PeopleMy Lords, my mother-in-law died riddled with cancer that was not diagnosed until the very end of her life. We know that older people often suffer from several conditions and that…19 Nov 2024HANSARDHome School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL]My Lords, I have great hopes that we are pushing against an open door in respect of my noble friend’s Bill, because promises regarding a mandatory register have been made for…15 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]I echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan; he has nicked half of my speech—we will have words afterwards, I am sure. Seriously, however, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord…15 Nov 2024HANSARDSex and Gender: Official DataI hope the Minister will acknowledge that—given the downgraded English figures, which gave the trans and non-binary population as 0.55%, and given that the figure we found for…05 Nov 2024HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, “the Liberal Democrats clearly support this change; the Labour Party supports this change; the Government in Wales support this change; the Government in Scotland…16 Oct 2024HANSARDPrison CapacitiesMy Lords, I am so glad that so many noble Lords have expressed their wish to speak in this debate, and I am sorry that each noble Lord will have only a short speaking time. I will…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPrison CapacitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to address challenges around prison capacities, and to ensure the safety and wellbeing needs of vulnerable prisoners.12 Sept 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I warmly welcome the noble Lord to his new role and to this House. His considerable experience and reputation go before him and he is highly respected as a man who lives…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, there is very little time to say all the things that I want to say today. Nevertheless, here I am, casting my own small pearls of wisdom before your Lordships. I still…24 Jul 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 140, which is in my name, although I support all the amendments tabled by noble colleagues in the IPP group. I thank all the groups involved in…21 May 2024HANSARDArmed Forces: Land War ReadinessMy Lords, we have seen from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza that, if Britain did become involved in a land war, it would look very different from any war that we have ever fought in…20 May 2024HANSARDFaith Schools: Impact of Removing Admissions CapTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing the admissions cap on state-funded faith schools on community integration and cohesion.07 May 2024