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HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, very briefly, I would like to put on record my thanks to the Chief Whip for being so helpful to all sides in this whole procedure. Following on from the point from the…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, we should thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Gerada and Lady Pidgeon, for raising important counters to a lot of these contributions, because it is important that we do…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the Government’s 10-year health plan for England seeks to “make the NHS the most AI-enabled health system in the world”. Like others, I think that is an incredibly…30 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I totally support Amendment 436 on the collection of enforcement data; the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, have…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have enthusiastically added my name to Amendment 438B, now replaced by Amendment 438EF, on the recording of biological sex in police data to prevent reliance in…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan the noble Baroness clarify a couple of things? First, does she recognise any problems at all about the data as it is presently collected—in different forms by different police…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMay I just clarify one question? Could the noble Lord explain the Government’s attitude to the Sullivan review? When are they going to act on it? It is very comprehensive and I…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 438C in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Cash, on the recording of ethnicity in police data. I do not profess to have the noble…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 438D would “exempt the police from the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010, so as to ensure they are solely committed to effectively…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes the noble Baroness acknowledge the problems of mission creep? The original aims may well have been worthy but, on training days, for example, my concern is that the content…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWould the noble Lord comment on the High Court judgment that said that police impartiality was, in fact, compromised in the example I gave relating to Northumbria Police? That…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, in this interesting group of amendments in his name, draws our attention to non-violent extremism and raises hugely important…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat might well be true, but it indicates that there might be a problem of the police not necessarily being impartial, because they are so busy forming community relationships…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I apologise that I missed the moment. I thought somebody else was going to speak, so I will be quick. In the last couple of weeks, the United Arab Emirates has curbed…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as always, the rational logic of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, has been very helpful in untangling this issue. She has summed up some of my concerns…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I ask the noble Lord, Lord Birt, to reflect on the equality implications of this suggestion of a special treatment service for those seeking assisted death. Following on…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI honestly believe that noble Lords are asking this question in good faith. I reiterate to the Minister—maybe she can think about this and come back—that we are being asked to…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillTo clarify, I am sure the noble Lord knows people who have tried to get a hip replacement or a wide range of other medical treatments. It is the most complex process that you…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI completely sympathise with the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Markham, that these people do not want to die; they want to live. Would he then agree with some of the…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI appreciate that the noble and learned Lord is saying that we have covered a lot of this ground before, but there is one reason that people keep coming back to similar threads.…23 Jan 2026