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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 11, and speak to Amendments 22, 25 and 30. I thank the Minister for our very helpful meeting this morning, and for the detailed letter I…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to respond to this very important Bill and in so doing warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, who will clearly make a very significant contribution to the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand the point that the public are not terrifically aware of the composition of the House and so on, but the journalists are and they are ruthless about this…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]They influence the wider public but they also influence MPs and Parliament. It makes it very difficult for this House to be as effective as we should be, bearing in mind the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to express my strong support for the Bill from the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. In doing so, I emphasise that this is in no sense a comment on the abilities or…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support this excellent Bill, so strongly introduced by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans. In order to achieve a reduction in the number of…19 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank the Minister for her response on Clause 17. However, I wish to express a bit of concern. Although she assured the Committee that an individual doctor or youth worker would…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to explore whether Clause 17 should in fact stand part of the Bill. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for his support. He knows a great deal more about all…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as the Minister says, the hour is indeed late. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Paddick and Lord Moylan, in particular for their support, and other noble Lords for their…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am sorry; I have a bit of asthma having had Covid last December, so I am not wearing a mask, and I have cut my speech somewhat. I hope I get through it. I give notice…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee22 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank every single one of your Lordships who has spoken here today. I want to say a special thank you to the Minister. I should think he was pretty depressed when he…22 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]I do want to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, because I can do it quickly. The High Court has been consulted. He said that it had not; I think it is important to put that…22 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as the unpaid chair of Dignity in Dying. My Bill has three informal co-sponsors: the noble Baroness, Lady Davidson of Lundin Links, who will make…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 108A, 108B and 108C. Before I say anything else, I must say that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, had planned to be here to speak in favour of…15 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is indeed an important piece of legislation, which has some useful proposals but could do so much more to reduce crime. Instead, it could deepen existing problems…14 Sept 2021