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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I do not need to repeat his excellent exposition of why Motion A1 is needed, although I stress that his original amendments…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I feel as though I have entered into a slightly surreal moment there, but I thank noble Lords for that clarification. I speak very briefly in support of what the noble…16 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, NHS England’s Levy review catalogued failings in relation to a lack of data and tracking outcomes from gender dysphoria clinics. Can the Minister explain how the NHS can…15 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, I cannot imagine what it is like for the parents of those three little girls and the other injured children to hear the key word that was used in relation to the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, I do not usually call for bans, but I would like to call for a ban on the phrase “lessons must be learned”. That is what makes the public feel cynical. I have been here…15 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cass—that was totally compelling. We will all have to read it and reread it, but it gave us a real sense of what it would be like.…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill“For goodness’ sake”—well, a bit of empathy might be helpful. Our main focus is understandably on doctors, even nurses, but we must be careful not to assume that those with…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIrony noted. Anyway, it is—27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillRoyal colleges and trade unions want better guarantees. When we discussed the Employment Rights Bill—27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI sat for many hours through the debates on the Employment Rights Bill. When I said that there was a plethora of rights and that we were overdoing it, I was treated with some…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is meant to be a debate. I have taken a lot of opposition points. Let me finish. The worry is that civil liability protections do not cover where a duty is owed to the…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe confusion is that a doctor’s duty is to present a patient with all the possible treatments they could have. If they refuse to mention chemotherapy or that the patient could…27 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am not trying to deprive other noble Lords of the chance to speak, but the idea that we go to the Front Benches because we have all heard these arguments before is not…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillPeople from different political parties have pointed out that we all know that consultations are a way of kicking the ball down the road and are not serious. Call me naive, but I…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI had a lot of sympathy with the Government’s position on Report of trying to think about whether we could use consultation before embarking on drastic measures. I am just…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe noble Baroness is perfectly reasonable to raise that. It is certainly contested in academic studies, even if it is, like, “Never mind the evidence, the product should be safe…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI do not want to delay, and I have written a lot more. At the very least, to finish off, I would have thought that, before Parliament embarks on such drastic measures in delegated…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI keep being interrupted. In Australia, after the ban more than 50% of children are still using social media. Teens are being pushed underground, away from mainstream platforms…25 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes; that was a tour de force. Goodness knows, we rarely agree, and I am hardly a Plaid supporter, but I am from Wales. I…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I cannot let the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, get away with that. What happened on Wednesday night was a separate issue. As it happens, I argued for a change in the law in…20 Mar 2026