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HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, on enabling us to debate this pressing issue. I should declare my interest as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary…27 Jun 2019HANSARDPoverty and Human Rights: UN ReportMy Lords—25 Jun 2019HANSARDPoverty and Human Rights: UN ReportMy Lords—25 Jun 2019HANSARDPoverty and Human Rights: UN ReportThank you, Chief Whip. One of the causes of abject poverty of the most vulnerable is of course the work capability assessment. One of the creators of that assessment has declared…25 Jun 2019HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care Bill [HL]My Lords, along with others I applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for proposing this important Private Member’s Bill. It is surely a cruel anomaly that NHS funding for…14 Jun 2019HANSARDEmploymentMy Lords, I too applaud the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, for moving the Motion for debate today. The employment statistics are indeed impressive and we are all aware that, in…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the threat of prosecutions under the Suicide Act 1961 is causing suffering to mentally competent,…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that Ann Whaley recently took her husband, Geoff, to Dignitas for a peaceful death. Geoff suffered from motor neurone disease and faced the…23 May 2019HANSARDDisabled PeopleMy Lords, I too applaud the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, for initiating this helpful debate. If we want to improve outcomes in the disability field in the next 50 years, surely the…09 May 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child LimitMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that disabled children and their families are particularly penalised under universal credit. Does she accept that the lifelong prospects of…24 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]I have a couple of points. Other noble Lords made detailed points about the work of this House and the contribution that noble Lords have made to the Bill—very effectively, I…24 Apr 2019HANSARDFuel PovertyMy Lords, how many households dependent on universal credit have to choose between sufficient food for their children and sufficient heating to keep the children warm during the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDClimateMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for securing this incredibly important debate. Anyone looking at our newspapers might think that the single most important…02 Apr 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI am a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, and coming from our meeting this afternoon, I can say very clearly what is the conclusion of the Joint Committee and…27 Mar 2019HANSARDYogaMy Lords, is the Minister aware that East London NHS mental health trust has for seven years been running and evaluating sports programmes—including yoga, but also many other…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRefugeesMy Lords, noble Lords will know that most asylum seekers are not permitted to work during the period awaiting the decision on their application. They will have received just…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseTo ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that patients in need of medicinal cannabis are able to access such treatment on prescription.04 Mar 2019HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseI thank the Minister for her reply. She will be aware that only about four people have received a prescription for medical cannabis since it became legal on 1 November last year.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support these amendments. The one thing we know about short sentences is that people do not receive any education, training, therapy—anything at all, in fact, because,…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]I shall speak very briefly. I welcome very much Amendments 13 and 22 in particular in relation to independent hospitals. In Committee, a number of us raised that issue and were…26 Feb 2019