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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillTo pick up on what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, has just said, he is absolutely right. In the Bland case, that was exactly what happened. This was a permanent…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am the only person in this House who was President of the Family Division. I did the final part of the Bland case, to allow him to die. I very much prefer the idea…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I apologise for writing an email to everyone in the House, but I did so because the Motion is extremely important and I strongly support the noble and learned Lord, Lord…08 Jan 2026HANSARDComputer-generated Child Sexual Abuse MaterialCan Ofcom work to do this now or does it have to wait for the end of the consultation?07 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, some years ago I visited a local prison twice in about three years. The first time, I heard that local businesspeople had put together a workshop so that prisoners could…06 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefOn that point, why did the Minister not do it before rather than after?06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes that mean that if somebody changes a name and does not inform the police, the new name can be put on the sex offenders register?15 Dec 2025HANSARDBreast CancerMy Lords, up to what age will it be possible?15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, for the reasons given by the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay and the Lady Berger, I support all these amendments. Perhaps your Lordships, and particularly the Whips, will…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am currently a patient, in a very minor way, at an excellent medical practice where the nurses know me well. There are five GPs; I have met two of them briefly, but…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, I entirely agree. That is the basis of what I am saying. I think it would be admirable if anyone who was seeking assisted dying in fact had the opportunity to be known by the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want to make a practical point. It is obvious that this will be the first Act in relation to assisted dying. Clearly, it is unjust because it does not deal with people…12 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillPicking up what the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, said about licensing sex workers, I wonder whether the Minister knows what goes on in Holland, where each individual woman is licensed…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support all these amendments for the reasons which have been given, and do not propose therefore to go through them. I want to give one extreme example of what happens…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI was spiked at the age of 16 at a dance by a cousin of the hosts where I was staying. He said afterwards, “I don’t know why I did it. I didn’t intend to hurt anyone”. So there…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) MeasureMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, because she said almost everything that I was going to say, which is always a great help. I am the chair of the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wonder whether the noble Baroness might think it wise for us all to find out, after the discussions with the noble Baronesses, Lady Cass and Lady Finlay, what the noble and…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am delighted to hear it in relation to embassies and charities, but the other example given was the person living in Spain who wants to come back to die here. It seems to me…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf one reads Clause 1(1)(c), it not only says that the person has to be ordinarily resident but that they have to have been “so resident for at least 12 months”. Consequently,…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI also entirely support, including the word “disastrous”, the points that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, made. As he said, domicile is complex. You would end up in court dealing…05 Dec 2025