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HANSARDAntisemitismMy Lords, the Community Security Trust recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents in 2025, including 1,500 online incidents and 984 involving Holocaust denial, Nazi glorification or…11 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, tomorrow morning the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, which I have the honour to chair, will be meeting to consider, among other things, the civil…02 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, last week the Home Affairs Committee in the other place held a very important session on the scourge of antisemitism, which has just been described very powerfully by…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, last week the Home Affairs Committee in the other place held a very important session on the scourge of antisemitism, which has just been described very powerfully by…18 May 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksMy Lords, given that we are seeing what appears to be a co-ordinated effort to target Jewish sites, will my noble friend the Minister outline what the Government are doing to…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on securing this important debate. I declare my interest as a member of the General Medical Council. Like many other noble…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMinisterial Salaries (Amendment) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to add my support to this Bill. As with all new arrivals, I have had to learn a great deal from scratch about the workings of this House—right from the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Health and Social Care AccessMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and thank him for securing this important debate and for his deeply powerful and moving speech. One day in 2018, I was…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, last night I went to see my 17 year-old daughter perform in her final show at the BRIT School in Croydon. There were tears aplenty as a hugely talented bunch of students…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIs the noble Baroness aware that, if Clause 208 became law, abortion law would continue to apply to doctors and healthcare professionals and they would still be subject to time…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I wonder whether noble Lords are aware, in spite of what we have heard from some noble Lords, that more than 50 countries around the world, including 29 in Europe, do…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, so many Cross-Benchers have just been speaking. I sincerely hope that I can finish my point. I have been waiting ever so patiently. I agree with my noble friend Lady…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 441C, tabled by my noble friend Lord Mendelsohn, and in the name also of the noble Lord, Lord Polak. As to the hour, I echo the comments…18 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS: Violence Against NHS StaffMy Lords, I declare an interest as a lay member of the General Medical Council. I was very sorry to hear the example given by the noble Lord; unfortunately, we have all heard too…02 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 209, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, to which I have added my name. I declare my interest as a parliamentary ambassador for…03 Feb 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, and to have heard the brilliant speech from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Coventry—I am pleased to…26 Jan 2026HANSARDEarly Years EducationMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be aware of the evidence, published in recent years by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, of the benefits on attainment at GCSE level of…14 Jan 2026HANSARDEmergency AdrenalineTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of community access to emergency adrenaline following the authorisation of needle-free delivery methods.15 Dec 2025HANSARDEmergency AdrenalineMy Lords, as the mother of a severely allergic needle-phobic 17 year-old, the authorisation of needle-free adrenaline devices such as Neffy is a potentially transformative…15 Dec 2025