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HANSARDNew Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. I was not a member of the committee but I did give evidence to it, both professionally and as next of kin for two…10 Jun 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord for an opportunity to reflect on this debate. Nearly 250 Members have spoken in the debate, not the minority that have been spoken…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness may have misunderstood. I spoke about dual accreditation, which could apply to any doctor from any specialty who wished to obtain the necessary training and…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Cass on her excellent speech. I am going to speak to my Amendments 667A, 680, 681A and 848C which seek to ensure that any healthcare…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I commend the important speech of the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin. Decisions at the end of life are complex, and a single conversation simply is not enough to capture…27 Mar 2026HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Health and Social Care AccessMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for securing this important debate and acknowledge with deep respect the noble Lord’s personal connection to the death of…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I commend the introduction to this group by the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser. At the end of a person’s life, clear and honest communication really matters. When my…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, is not in her place, she has asked me to introduce her Amendment 538, to which I added my name. It simply says that it would…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I had prepared a longer speech but I will speak very briefly as most of the points that I wanted to make have been made. Of course, I do not want to see women unduly…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, when a doctor, the very person entrusted to preserve life and relieve suffering, raises the possibility of assisted dying, it is no longer a neutral act. For some…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I fully endorse the amendments from my noble friend Lady Finlay, and I think they deserve rereading. There has been a huge misunderstanding of what she actually…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 87, which details the exclusion of those with diagnosed eating disorders from accessing assisted dying, because I consider this a tricky…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, who has presented a different approach to assessing capacity. I was a member of the post-legislative scrutiny committee on…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillA bespoke decision-making framework would initially be legally untested, but the same is true of the Mental Capacity Act, which, as my noble friend Lady Cass said, has never been…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillLet me frame it as a question then. Does the noble and learned Lord agree that there are already bespoke decision-making frameworks and that this is not novel in UK law?06 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Roe, on an excellent maiden speech. I welcome the Minister’s explanation of the Bill’s priorities, which I broadly support, but I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillCan I just a question? The Minister has suggested that these students could come and work in non-training posts. But the problem, as I understand it—do correct me if I am wrong—is…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 75, which I have added my name to. It addresses probably the most decisive yet hardest to confirm clinical issue, and is central to the Bill.…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support and have added my name to Amendment 771ZA, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Mackinlay, which would prevent the assisted dying service being part of the NHS.…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, for the purposes of the point I am making, I am going to proceed on the assumption that was put forward by the sponsors that the drugs used for an assisted death are to…23 Jan 2026