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HANSARDForest-Risk CommoditiesMy Lords, regulations about forest-risk commodities were starting to be drawn up in 2023. In August 2024, the Labour Government said that they supported the policy and would work…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this is a really important clause and a really important schedule. This is the one time when a judge, whether they are current or retired, will be involved in any of…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord did not speak at all to his Amendment 480 in this group. Is he planning to address it later in group 3? I am conscious that he did not particularly…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have tabled a handful of amendments, a couple to Clause 17 and then some more to Schedule 2. It is perfectly acceptable for the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish…27 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is nearly a decade since 23 June 2016, when I voted to remain, and campaigned to stay in the European Union, partly because I did not want to spend the next 10 years…26 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I somewhat understand where the Government are coming from in trying to get rid of salary sacrifice entirely—by the way, it is still available for employees of the House…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak to the Committee about pensions dashboards. I am conscious that this has been quite a long journey in terms of trying to get the pensions…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 218E, which is about recognising biodiversity risk. In the previous Pension Schemes Act, we introduced additions to the 1995 Act to allow…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI have been listening carefully to the Minister. She will be aware that this is a replication of what happened in a previous Bill. The two issues that she raises are not…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillOf course I will withdraw the amendment, but I do not want to give the Minister any suggestion that I have any assurance from what I saw at that briefing, in terms of user…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, as the Minister knows, Sir Lindsay Hoyle said that the ISC is completely separate and independent, so there should be no barrier to releasing the information. At the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the National Security Adviser, who is not a civil servant and was very deliberately chosen by the Prime Minister to be a special adviser,…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 2. The clerks suggested changing the wording to what is now there. It is a probing amendment, and like those of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, it…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I have tabled in this group Amendments 222D to 222F, 225A, 230A, 232A, 232B, 234ZA and 234B, and the Schedule 29 stand part notice. I do not want to say that I am…11 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026My Lords, I have a few questions for the Minister. My noble and learned friend Lord Keen has set out pretty eloquently the issue of the narrowness, and the House will be aware…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026Before the Minister sits down, I asked whether the Government suggested to Kim Leadbeater that she table Amendment 77 back in June, which started to extend parts of the Bill to…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 73. One of the issues here is whether a disease is terminal without treatment. A simple example is type 1 diabetes. The World Health Organization…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 110, which is about trying to understand which version of the Mental Capacity Act we are dealing with. Section 2 of the Mental Capacity…06 Feb 2026