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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI did not talk about criminal prosecutions at all.20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 422 relates to the test used to determine whether an officer acted in breach of discipline when he or she used force in self-defence. We come late to this, but…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and everyone who has spoken. There is a major issue of public trust in policing which has yet to be fully explored, but for the moment I beg leave…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Campbell, who articulated for us the suddenness with which those with a disability can move…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. Could he clarify what is meant by Clause 12(2)(c)(iii) when it refers to “any available palliative, hospice or other…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 38 in my name. I have put my name to five other amendments in this group, all of which seek to ensure clarity on what in the Bill involves…16 Jan 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Empey, said. I know that many of our Scottish and north of England colleagues are very much affected by this. I want to draw the…16 Jan 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the IRGC in Iran is accountable only to Ayatollah Khamenei and nobody else, and that in the past two weeks it has killed more than 3,000…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have put my name to nine amendments in this group and I declare my interest as an unpaid trustee of a hospital which has a hospice attached to it. We are very…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have put my name to a number of the 79 amendments in this group. As the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, said, there was initially provision for judicial management of these…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the noble Baroness aware that we are discussing the possibility of having either a panel or a court process? The research and reports show that families and individuals have…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble and learned Lord. The question I wanted to ask him was connected to him telling us about panels and judges. As I understand it, the three members in the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have listened to all that the noble and learned Lord said and I agree with the various statements which have been made about the duty to scrutinise, but I have also listened to…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy Lords, I thank Minister for the condemnation of the activities of the current regime in Iran. Despite what she has just said, will His Majesty’s Government condemn attacks by…07 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, members of my family have served in the Armed Forces for some 120 years. Is the Minister aware that in the 55 years since 1969, while some 300,000 members of the Armed…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGraduate JobsMy Lords, there is a national shortage of electricians, plumbers, plasterers and people of that nature, yet there does not seem to be any focus on the development of…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Baroness for that helpful intervention, but we do not know what the outcome of that meeting will be. I think I have the right to make my remarks.12 Dec 2025