Contributions
2,022 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, the amendments in this group standing in my name, Amendments 37B, 38C, 42C, 42F and 128B, are all intended to widen the definition of those who can attend a mental…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, may I say how grateful I am to all those across the House who have supported my amendments. When the Minister first stood up and started to respond, I got quite excited…20 Jan 2025HANSARDOld Oak Common: Train DisruptionMy Lords, I refer your Lordships to my entry in the Member’s register. The current fastest train time from Maidenhead to Paddington is 17 minutes. It is possible that the work at…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the references he has made, on this occasion and on others, to the action that I took in relation to setting up the inquiry on child…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, the attacks that took place in Magdeburg and New Orleans over Christmas and the new year, as have been referenced by other noble Lords, show that we cannot be complacent…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the advisory council of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm, for bringing…12 Dec 2024HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be able to contribute to the Second Reading of this very important Bill, albeit, as other speakers have already said, a Bill that has been too…25 Nov 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, it is a huge privilege to be standing here in this place to make my maiden speech. In doing so, I refer your Lordships to my entry in the register of interests, in…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateIt is indeed a great pleasure to follow the speech of the Mother of the House, who has a longer record in this Chamber than I do. I pay tribute, in particular, to the way she has…24 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry ReportSir Brian Langstaff’s report today has finally uncovered the truth of this appalling tragedy, which has affected the lives of so many. So many have been fighting, as the Prime…20 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekIt is a great honour to have the Commonwealth War Graves Commission headquartered in my constituency. Given what my right hon. Friend has just said, I am sure that he will join me…14 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsYesterday the right hon. Member for Knowsley (Sir George Howarth) and I published our report on T1DE—type 1 diabetes and disordered eating, a condition estimated to affect over a…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Great Western Main LineI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing this debate. As it states in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am a member of…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Great Western Main LineWill the hon. Member give way?09 Jan 2024HANSARDHillsborough: Bishop James Jones ReportI thank the Lord Chancellor for his statement and welcome the Government’s response, although like him, I bemoan the fact that it has taken so long to respond to this report. Not…06 Dec 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMay I welcome my right hon. Friend to his new position? The Home Office is a great Department of State and I hope that he enjoys his time there as much as I enjoyed my time as…15 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressI draw the House’s attention to two entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am director and chair of the Global Commission for Modern Slavery and Human…07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressMy right hon. and learned Friend has been a champion for those on the autistic spectrum. He has long raised the issues in relation to autism and neurodiversity. He is absolutely…07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am being inundated. I will give way to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) first.07 Nov 2023