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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser, for these amendments. There is a very serious issue here, evidenced by the nature of the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will speak to Amendment 146, tabled in my name and the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, but before I do so, in the interests of brevity, I say that I support all that has…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)I extend my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on an excellent and very informative maiden speech. I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Alton, as well as the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)I do not want to detain the House and I thank the Minister for giving way. He has just said, I think, that he will keep us informed about the proscription issue. This has been…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)Can the Minister tell me this, then? Jonathan Hall produced a proposal for dealing with the issue. Is that being accepted by the Government?26 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 112 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, who cannot be with us today. I have put my name to this amendment, and Amendment 111.…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWith respect, I did not say that you should be denied an assisted death. I said that assisted death should not be available until all compensation matters and so on have been…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 102 and 106 in this group. Clause 2 is of the utmost importance because the definition of “terminal illness” underpins everything in…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord keeps saying that we have only got to Clause 1 or Clause 2, but the reality is that over these nine days we have discussed multiple clauses of and…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, can I ask her whether she is aware that recent research has shown that 42% of people think that assisted death is actually the provision of…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as a consequence of our earlier debates, as the noble Lord, Lord Markham, said, we know that in the context of applications for assisted suicide, the Mental Capacity…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the issues raised in this group are extensive and a matter for great concern. Refusing food and hydration is a sure way to die, as, in many cases, is refusing treatment…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will revert to the Bill and come back to the noble and learned Lord in due course. If I am wrong, I apologise. The noble and learned Lord has committed, in your Lordship’s…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe House has its procedures and generally stays by them. There is nothing going on during this Bill which is filibustering. It is analysis of the defects and the flaws in this…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThose are both qualified as exceptions. I will carry on.06 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have long had a responsibility for the investigation of matters involving CHISs and I fully accept that many people who agree to become CHISs do so in the public…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI wonder whether the Minister is aware that the Investigatory Powers Commissioner has commented on the unsatisfactory nature of the recording of CCAs in a number of cases most…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt was about statutory blanket immunity—the extent of the immunity.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes the noble Lord accept that statutory blanket immunity from civil or criminal action acts as a barrier for people who are affected by such unlawful activities? It is a…05 Feb 2026