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HANSARDDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola OutbreakMy Lords, the support from this country for Ukraine has been steadfast and bipartisan, and I regret very much what we are seeing. I think Mr Putin will be delighted to see the…21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsMy Lords—21 May 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. Yes, he was my PhD supervisor, though I heard on the way in that he thought that the PhD of the noble Lord, Lord Case, was…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. Yes, he was my PhD supervisor, though I heard on the way in that he thought that the PhD of the noble Lord, Lord Case, was…18 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the House of Commons and the public want the Bill, but the number of amendments and the length of the speeches mean that we have run out of time, so it cannot go back to…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt was the in principle issue that I was discussing rather than amendments, but I take the most reverend Primate’s point completely. I have jumped now to costs. The cost is about…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think the noble Lord meant to say that they could apply, not that they should apply.20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, following that, I am concerned about whether I have read Amendment 553 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, correctly. She did say at the end that…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am pleased that the noble Lord who moved the amendment is in remission from his cancer. On other Bills we wish he was in remission from his political views, but on…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI therefore understand that the noble Baroness does not mean this for everybody, but only for people in a restricted category.20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble Baroness understand that, quite often, people die and their family does not know about it?27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is very helpful, because I can say what I said to my noble friend in private. Had we been doing this Bill at the sort of speed I hoped we would, I would have tabled an…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am quite shocked at what I have just heard. However, before I respond to that—I am sorry, I really am quite shocked— the noble Lord, Lord Murray, has said again, and…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry that we are doing this, but the person will be at home, very often, and bedridden. Are we actually expecting a panel to go to their home, into their bedroom, and do…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is Committee; the noble Baroness can come in later. As I say, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, will be able to speak to Amendment 459 afterwards. One consideration has to be…27 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it was a pleasure to serve under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, who had a difficult task indeed. His choice of title is apposite, first, because…26 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, on the back of this scheme, I have been trying for three years to get action on the diplomats who were thrown out of the FCDO for being gay. I have raised this many…23 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceI thank my noble friend for that Answer. As she says, Jimmy Lai is 78 years of age, which means either he is going to die in prison or he will be virtually 100 by the time he…09 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they plan to make to the government of China to seek the release of British citizen Jimmy Lai, following his sentence this…09 Feb 2026