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HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, the Minister mentioned screening for lung cancer, and I am sure the whole House will welcome the progress made in recent years. Can she confirm whether the Government…10 Feb 2025HANSARDFree Schools and AcademiesMy Lords, this has been a most interesting and constructive debate. It has been a great pleasure to hear the reminiscences and advice of many people who truly are experts in the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, it is customary to thank the noble Baroness who has secured a debate for having done so, but in this case I—and, I believe, the whole of your Lordships’ House—genuinely…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hamilton. I am one of the latest recruits to your Lordships’ House and I have to say to my noble friend that, in…11 Dec 2024HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, it is with some trepidation that I rise to speak for the first time in this magnificent Chamber. How fortunate we are to spend so many of our working hours surrounded by…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateJust before I call the next hon. Gentleman, the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton made an impassioned intervention—a correct one, making an excellent point—but she kept referring…24 May 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateJust before we come to the wind-up speeches, I hope that the House will indulge me bending the rules for a moment or two to say a few words before I vacate the Chair for the last…24 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAnd the prize for patience and perseverance goes to Robin Millar.23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is goodbye from me and it is goodbye from her.23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you very much indeed. I will not say too much in reply, lest the tears come back to my eyes again. My fellow Madam Deputy Speaker and I have carried out quite a double act…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you very much. I suppose it could be said, “What’s worse than encountering a Dame? Encountering two Dames together!”23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you. That is very nice.23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you very much indeed, Sir John, my dear friend of 27 years. Doesn’t time fly when you are enjoying yourself?23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman speaks in this House more than anyone—possibly more than everyone else put together—but it is always a pleasure to hear what he says, and I thank him very much…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI call Danny Kruger.23 May 2024HANSARD Points of OrderThank you very much indeed—the tears are definitely coming now. Who would have known of our skills in millinery, but it is amazing what one has to turn one’s hand to in this…23 May 2024HANSARD Points of OrderOh dear! I have stood here for 10 and a half years not saying what I think, but the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) knows very well what I think of that Bill.23 May 2024HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillBefore I suspend the House pending the arrival of Lords messages, may I take a moment to thank everyone for being so kind to me this afternoon and for their good wishes? It had…23 May 2024HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismIt is okay with me.22 May 2024HANSARD Licences and LicensingOrder. For the sake of clarity, the hon. Gentleman would not be pushing his luck while I am in the Chair. He may proceed.22 May 2024