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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, unlike many noble Lords who will contribute to today’s debate, I have no direct experience of working in the financial services sector, although I suspect I might even…08 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet Manual: Guidelines for Government FormationMy Lords—03 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet Manual: Guidelines for Government FormationI give way to the noble Lord, Lord Grocott.03 Jun 2026HANSARDSelf-employed: Paternity LeaveMy Lords, the Minister is of course right that there are complexities, and the review will have to look at all of those. However, there is the very uncomplex issue of the right of…20 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy Lords, returning to the debate we had about adaptation to climate change, would the Minister agree with me that, as well as having the plans in place for how we respond to an…19 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, made valiant attempts to provide clarity on the issue of fiduciary duty and systemic risk during the passage of the Pension Schemes…18 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is an absolute privilege to follow the very moving and focused speech of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis. Perhaps the one good thing about the last year…24 Apr 2026HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksMy Lords, I declare an interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. Like others, I welcome the publication of the Warm Homes Plan and the increased target for the initiation of…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will say a word or two at this stage about government Amendment 4, because I understand it relates to Amendment 156, which the Minister moved on Monday. That Amendment…26 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, when I came into the Chamber today, a Cross-Bench colleague congratulated me on the way in which my amendment has been handled; it is an absolutely perfect example of…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillTempting though it is to reinitiate the earlier debate, I will not move Amendment 167.23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. Given the quality of the speeches that have explained exactly what it would do and its very limited but important purpose—simply…23 Mar 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. Given what the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, said, in asking this Question, about the increased productivity of…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. Given what the Minister said about this being, in essence, a price security issue, what progress have the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have found some of this discussion quite difficult to compute with my own very limited—non-doctor—experience of end-of-life care and relatives who have been dying. The…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is very important that the doctor should listen to the wishes of the patient. I certainly think that a doctor should not be able to force-feed a patient in those circumstances.13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. I was trying particularly to get to the point of the doctor’s role. I understand what he says, and he is quite right. I was trying to advocate…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the noble Baroness accept that we would have to define “support” and how it is different from “bereavement services”? Then we will have more of these complications.27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, not least because I often do not agree with her but I did agree with several of the things she has just…27 Feb 2026