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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 424 seeks to remove Clause 208. As my noble friend Lord Hailsham said, this clause passed the Commons without any evidence, scrutiny, public consultation or…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDr Alison Wright, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has written to Peers protesting that women may continue to face police investigations and…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe British Medical Association is a trade union, not a royal college.18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very sorry—I have to carry on or I am going to run out of time. This is Report and I am going to continue.18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOne letter I received pointed out that 22 week-plus babies aborted in a medical setting are clinically euthanised prior to surgery with a lethal injection into the heart. What…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. I have listened to opinions from across the House but am not satisfied that the mother or the unborn baby is…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, Amendment 205 is in my name, as well as those of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. I declare an interest as founder of Team Domenica,…13 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I oppose Clause 191 standing part of the Bill. Our role as parliamentarians, especially in this House, is to ensure that laws that make it on to the statute book are…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness for her intervention.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI received a letter from a former paediatric practitioner who is deeply concerned about this proposed legislation. She points out that when babies are legally aborted for medical…02 Feb 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this important debate. I declare my interest as a non-executive director of the Watches of Switzerland Group plc, a FTSE 250…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorThat this House takes note of the impact of Government policy on the retail and hospitality sector.22 Jan 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, particularly the quartet of maiden speakers. Briefly, I will run through a few comments. The noble Lord,…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, all these amendments address motivation, one of the areas that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, identified as a key area in his email sent to some noble Lords…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to support my noble friend Lady Berridge’s Amendment 30A on EHCPs, and I declare my interest as founder of a special educational needs college. All…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 assumes capacity until proved otherwise. However, many people with learning disabilities have neither the ability nor the capacity to make…14 Nov 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SafeguardingMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Team Domenica. The people who most need safeguarding from these AI chatbots are those with learning disabilities. In Brighton and Hove,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports of the dismissal by Waitrose of a volunteer with autism, what steps they are taking to ensure employers are encouraged to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare my interest as chairman of Team Domenica.28 Oct 2025