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HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is a very great pleasure to have a few moments to speak and comment on the gracious Speech. I have a matter of concern, which I put to the Ministers on the Front Bench, that…21 May 2026HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapI welcome the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley. May I suggest to the Minister that she looks more closely at music hubs? It is extremely difficult for disabled…20 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of my own Amendment 171, where I am suggesting that there is an adjustment to insert “hearing or visual impairments”. I declare an interest on…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I follow the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, with reference to our shared amendment, Amendment 174A. I apologise for not raising this in my previous discourse, but the…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis Private Member’s Bill has not been discussed with the mosques in London, nor anywhere else. My suggestions are that we have a meeting, that I bring suitable people with me…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI add my thanks to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, for his comments. I look forward immensely to the meeting with him. I also point out that his colleague on the Front…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the Minister. I would appreciate if it would be considered at some moment that the two medical professionals on the panel may not have any knowledge of hearing issues.…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble and learned Lord not accept that his particular panel make-up disregards deafness, which is probably the largest disability in the whole of the United Kingdom? Some…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy question was about deafness. There is no social work relevance to deafness. The noble and learned Lord’s panel is very specific.09 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Embassy in DamascusWhile thanking the Minister for her helpful reply, may I ask her to consider maintaining the very strong embassy we have in Lebanon? At the moment, you go to Damascus, as I have…02 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Grooming Victims: Compensation AwardsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure compensation awards to victims of child grooming scandals are made in a timely way.20 Nov 2025HANSARDChild Grooming Victims: Compensation AwardsI thank the Minister for that very helpful reply and for our earlier meeting, but might I request a further meeting? These young ladies, who may not all have the strength of…20 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of PracticeTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to accept the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft updated code of practice for services, public functions and…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of PracticeI thank the Minister for that very helpful response. Given that there is no new legislation and no opportunity for the Minister to refuse or reject the EHRC code of practice, why,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall speak against the Bill and in support of my noble friend Lord Forsyth’s amendment, as amended by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew. I speak as a former…12 Sept 2025HANSARDNHS: Single-sex Spaces for StaffMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, for giving us the opportunity to have this important debate. I declare an interest—it is a voluntary interest, so it is not noted…01 May 2025HANSARDGovernment Supply Chains: CottonMy Lords, can the Minister assure us that, with the current and growing disruption of supply chains due to tariffs, she and her colleagues will pay extra attention to the output…24 Apr 2025