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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I intervene on that, given that my amendment is being questioned? Let me explain. When looking after people who are parents, a conversation is often about what the children…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillJust as a point of information, does the noble and learned Lord accept that there is evidence that if specialist palliative care was available across the country on an equal…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am coming to my amendments later.27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have already spoken to Amendment 459 and am finishing off speaking to it. I will move on to Amendments 475 and 939 in Schedule 2. There is concern over the operation of the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for that intervention, because expertise is not ruled out. It is the way that the commission functions that is important—that that does not…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point that I was trying to make, and I am sorry if I have not expressed it properly, is that there is a huge amount of discretion here and the commissioner will be the person…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillPerhaps the noble Baroness might be relieved to note that I do not intend to move my amendment. I would like to speak to it now, but I will not be moving it. Routinely, when you…27 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I speak in support of these amendments, so ably introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, and my noble friend Lady Gerada, who have outlined the very…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I will go back to the question of Oriel and the prioritisation processes. It collects a full employment history from graduation and requires applicants to confirm…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a UK graduate and as a pro-chancellor of Cardiff University, which has a very large medical school. The ethics issues raised by the noble Lord,…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I declare my role as a pro-chancellor of Cardiff University, and that I have until recently been an observer on the Medical Schools Council; I am still in touch with it.…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI understand the comments that the Minister has made to my noble friend Lord Stevens. Would she consider wording in the primary legislation that expands on the fact that the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, it was with great pleasure that I added my name to the amendment so nobly introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle. I am most appreciative to my noble…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI do not want to put the Minister too much on the spot now, so could she clarify in her letter whether Clause 4(3)(b) means that the Bahrain campus is within the allocation for…12 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, I must declare my interests in palliative care over the years. I will not list them all now, but I had the pleasure of working on the palliative care commission under…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillForgive me for interrupting again on this issue. Can the Minister undertake to discuss with the FCDO the concept that each embassy or consulate has one named lead person for when…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI am most grateful for the way this has been introduced by my noble friend Lord Russell. When the family discover that their relative has been murdered abroad, the problem, as has…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord is correct that that is a challenge that has been put forward—that, as the Bill is currently written, that may be the case, but Amendment 115 would…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, for having spoken so clearly and eloquently to Amendment 115, which I tabled because it was suggested by the Complex…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMay I finish my list of questions and then the noble and learned Lord can come back? Can he write to us to tell us who Chris Whitty spoke to before giving evidence to the…06 Feb 2026