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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, mine is an amendment to Amendment 552A from the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, which itself is an amendment to Amendment 552 from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. I think…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Baroness for that, but I point out that the Netherlands has many significant problems to do with various aspects of its legalisation of certain medical actions…13 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support these amendments because it is very important that live facial recognition should be subject to legal oversight and judicial oversight; there should be a law.…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe are proposing and debating a piece of legislation at this moment. We are concerned about the safeguards in the current proposed piece of legislation. The noble Baroness, Lady…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I was going to speak to Amendment 146, in the name of my noble friend Lady Eaton, to which I have added my name. It concerns care homes and a duty on the commissioner to…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 472, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Gray of Tottenham, to which I added my name, along with the noble Lord, Lord Goodman of Wycombe. I also…27 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, the Government’s EU trade reset has failed to achieve its three main trade objectives, on which I will focus. There has been no agreement on the mutual recognition of…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak in favour of my Amendment 110B, which would disapply Section 3(2) of the Mental Capacity Act, which, in effect, allows a person to be regarded as able to…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have difficulty with the noble and learned Lord’s answer in respect of the Mental Capacity Act. He is absolutely right to say that, if you do not have capacity, you cannot avail…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf the noble and learned Lord is not going to write to Sir Chris Whitty to find out further, can he remind us to what evidence he referred when he gave his judgment that the…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendment 111 in the name of my noble friend Lady Eaton. This would require a higher bar for proving capacity in care homes and nursing homes.…06 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 461K agrees that the people who support this clause say that they are not trying to legalise abortions that would otherwise be illegal. If that were to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will certainly bring my remarks to a conclusion. I will just briefly introduce my last amendment to Clause 191 if I may because of those interventions and, I have to confess, my…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Lord for that. But I think one of the American learned societies of obstetricians, gynaecologists and other kinds of medicine that indicates—as do other sites—that…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord, and I respect his expertise, but I think there is a debate about how successful scans are and from what stage. We can debate that on another occasion, but…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have great respect for the noble Baroness, and I was delighted to see her come to the House. However, I think it would be in keeping to withdraw a comment that could be…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI want to speak to the three amendments which I have tabled in this group. I urge noble Lords to show the normal courtesies that we extend when a Peer is speaking to an amendment…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWould the noble Baroness agree that we are all part of the same human race? Here in this House, we must legislate on behalf of everybody, not as if we were gender-blind about who…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, but I will go on to Amendment 461H on in-person consultations. We have already heard from the proposers of Amendment 460, which would…02 Feb 2026