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HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsNo one was speculating until the Chancellor raised the subject of income tax. Does the noble Lord take the public for fools by thinking that there is nothing to see here, when we…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for raising the issue of theatres. This is one of those peculiar issues where “Why on earth would you do this?” is a good question.…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendment 161 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister, and I am interested in the themes in Amendment 173A, about which we have just heard from…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, much has been said on this. It might be worth noting—I appreciate this is the wrong place to note it—that the ultimate virtue in life and the bottom line of every single…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI, too, am slightly confused by this. I was reading something the other day from the DCMS, boasting about the creative industries, and one of the big and most profitable parts of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of clarification, I thought that the idea of adding both words was very helpful, but when the noble and learned Lord says that you cannot make the decision without…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI keep hearing that the evidence shows that the advertising is appealing to children. Can the Minister send me details of that evidence, because I cannot find it? I have seen…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I shall speak in defence of flavours, especially regarding Amendments 144 and 146. Over the last five years, 21% of adult smokers have quit smoking. Nearly half of them…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 198. This vaping and nicotine industry forum is very important; I am also very sympathetic to exploring different kinds of…13 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I so want to be able to welcome this Bill; instead, I feel rather despondent. I ask the Minister, of whom I am something of a fan, not to take that personally. The issue…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I feel I might lower the tone, especially after the contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston. This is absolutely not my world; I am much more on the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWe have already had a group on illicit trade so I do not want to rehearse all of that. I simply wanted to say that what is happening in local communities is very different to the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillJust to clarify, the aim of the Bill, as far as I understand it, is not to go through every single thing that any adult does in society and assess its harm. There may be some harm…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 114A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, and shall speak to my Amendment 114C on the socioeconomic impact of the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, of course I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, opposing the increases in these fines, but I think we need to go further and for a variety of…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have listened to the quite detailed discussion that we have had so far in our attempt at line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill in relation to respect orders. Weighing up…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 1 and 21 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, which have just been moved so well.…10 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI want to clarify, in case there was any confusion, that I have worked with and have great admiration for many Chinese students in this country. My contribution was not an…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am particularly interested in the student visa amendments, which are both very helpful. There is now an informal assumption that there is a problem with some overseas…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of PracticeMy Lords—05 Nov 2025