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HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords—17 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords—17 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, this feels a bit “Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil” in the casual way that the Prime Minister followed process in appointing the US ambassador, the then Lord…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOne of my questions has been answered by the noble and learned Lord in his comments, but I want to briefly go back to Amendment 483C. The amendment is about pre-recorded audio or…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe Minister will know that I will discuss later why I do not think that the legislation should apply to Wales, and that the Welsh Senedd should make the decision. I tabled the…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillActually, I have further questions of clarity from the Government’s response. In the amendment that I tabled about His Majesty’s Counsel, the Minister mentioned workability…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDid the Government propose, on workability grounds, the suggestion in Schedule 2 that King’s Counsel should be included? It may be that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer,…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, briefly, Clause 6 standing part has been opposed by my noble friend Lord Moylan because of other aspects of amendments he has tabled. I very much support Clause 6…13 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIf a council decides to designate, say, Hackney Marshes or some other area like that and it is clearly for sporting value, will it then get the same protection even if the council…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, has got to the nub of an issue that seems to fall between a rock and a hard place. One of the issues that we face in terms of the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am actually very pro-digital ID, as long as it is not mandatory, but one of the things to improve take-up is the fear that people will have fraud committed against them. This…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I started using a computer before 1990. I was one of those children who started using the BBC Micro—one of the best things the BBC ever produced. Indeed, I learned how…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Minister just said that he will exchange correspondence with the noble Lord. Will he make sure that that is copied to everybody who is participating in this debate?04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillSo will the Minister accept my noble friend’s amendment?04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I agree with that proposal.04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is the Government who have kept their Back-Benchers here at this time of night and kept the debate going. I am allowed to speak, am I not? The noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy noble friend is making a valid point. The reason I made the point I did earlier is because I understand that the Back-Benchers are irritated at being here at this time of night…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI did not say that the Minister was doing nothing.04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWell, that seems to be the case. My concern is that we hear about collaboration, but here is a tool that the Government can readily deploy, with the backing of Parliament, in…04 Mar 2026