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HANSARDTerminally 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 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am interested in the noble Lord’s view of the panel. I appreciate that he is discussing Schedule 2, but there are parts of this Bill where a unanimous decision of that panel is…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lord, this is an enormous group of 80 amendments and 16 clause stand part notices, some of which I have tabled. I recognise that the majority of the amendments are about…09 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, there is a lot in this Bill. Some of it is to be welcomed—there are quite a few crackers in it. However, there are also large elements of it that feel—dare I say it at…18 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I have amendments in this group that are pretty straightforward. In essence, it is somewhat frustrating to see that further regulations or commencements need to be made.…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, Defra is attached to about 160 global treaties regarding various aspects of the environment, several of which have been discussed today. I want to support the amendment…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI understand what the Minister is saying: that sometimes, not everything can come into effect. However, it can be written into the Bill that it comes into effect two months later.…16 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillClearly, the intention of noble Lords is to bring this forward because the feeling is that the power is not being used very often. Will this road strategy put in place the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI support Amendment 416B, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, and signed by my noble friend Lord Ashcombe. There is no real justification for any vehicle to…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I really had hoped that we would get to the next group but, as it is clear that we will not, I will raise a couple of points and some questions. The increasing number of…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, should we not hear from the noble Lords who have tabled the amendments before we—12 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have signed Amendment 334 on spiking, but I want to congratulate my noble friend Lady Owen of Alderley Edge as she yet again leads the way on the important issues in…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, the farming community will be delighted that so many Peers are here for the Third Reading of this important Bill. Livestock worrying has devastating consequences for…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore the Minister moves on, Kim Leadbeater specifically introduced this concept of England and Wales, and, in Committee, Stephen Kinnock did not raise any issues with it at all…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble and learned Lord for his extensive responses. They reflect that “ensure” and “take reasonable steps” are actually different in law compared with what is…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI notice that the noble and learned Lord has taken interventions. I do not believe that he has addressed my issue about the risk of tourism. He has used interchangeably during his…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I do not think I am confused at all. I know what Jess Asato tried to get into the Bill to give her assurances, and that something has changed. I had moved on to talk…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWith that, I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 7.05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I had originally tabled Amendment 15, which I withdrew, because it looked like I was trying to be nasty and stop the bucket list for people or stop them going on…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill05 Dec 2025