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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this has been quite a revealing debate in many ways. In trying to go with the spirit of getting on with the Bill, I could have easily broken that group into just…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs it stands, there seems to be a variety around the Bill on whether or not there is that 40-day pre-laying. It just seems to vary. Standard legislation would not require it,…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I put in my opposition generally. Just as we said on the first day of debate, it is not certainly my intention to move a Division on this. We will leave these things to…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I tabled Amendment 43, to which Amendments 312 and 340 are consequential, and Amendment 188A, so I will speak to those. Amendment 43 would bring in the term…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn the point the noble Baroness made about funding, unfortunately the Minister has now communicated that it will not happen until autumn 2026, which any former Minister knows…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe points that the two other noble Lords have made are due to guidance in 2020 which was put in place only as a consequence of the 2015 ruling by the Supreme Court which we…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 287A, 287B and 771ZB. I call the noble Lord, Lord Birt, my noble friend. We went to the same school, although admittedly not at the same…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I see whether the noble and learned Lord can give me an answer on the idea of having the principles in the GMC guidance? They have come in only as a result of the Montgomery…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI understand where my noble friend is going with that. I intend to come back to some aspects of this when we get into informed consent because I was somewhat struck by what the…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI was cutting across, perhaps. I think the noble and learned Lord recognised my concern, in Amendment 188A, that I wanted stuff that is in case law now to be firmly included in…23 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments. My noble friend has explained the importance of clarity in who decides whether something is fully delivering. I want to ask…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, this is an interesting part. It recognises a lot of our labour market, where people are working with multiple employers over a variety of time periods. Even those young…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am keen to get a sense of what the Government think the current spread is between the different ratings. For example, what proportion might be red? Is there any sense of this at…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThis group of amendments is quite interesting in starting to sketch out what is important in the value-for-money approach that is being adopted through the Bill. I did not know…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI understand what the noble Baroness is saying about NEST. It is a brilliant organisation. But my recollection is that it does charge 2% on the transfer of assets into it. That is…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, it would be rare for any noble Lord in this House not toknow someone affected by cancer. In the UK, nearly 500 people die from cancer every day. Those figures are not…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 68A. I am conscious that I asked the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, whether lasting power of attorney can be used. I am pleased to…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I tabled Amendments 56 and 57. Amendment 57 is to do with “acting for the primary purpose of avoiding physical pain”, while Amendment 56 is about someone “acting for…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, I will. I am just saying that it is really important that we get statistics, and that this becomes the premise of the Lord Chancellor. This will be critical to making sure…09 Jan 2026