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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf my noble and learned friend were to introduce into the Bill the provisions that the noble Lord wishes, would he then be in favour of such a Bill?27 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 133 and 134. As we are aware, the UK’s health is fraying and unequal, with increasing numbers of people unable to work owing to poor…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 310, which seeks to insert a duty to consider the needs of rural communities into the Bill. The duty would require “strategic authorities and…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, what the noble Lord says and the article that he cites are very interesting. I am jolly glad that, for some people who have positive attitudes, they live a long time…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I would like to point out that my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer has in fact tabled amendments and they have not yet been debated because we have not reached…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe reason that the Senedd was voting in the dark was that this Bill had not reached its conclusion in the House of Lords. If it had done so, the Senedd would have been…20 Mar 2026HANSARDFlood Detection and Prevention: Technological AssistanceMy Lords, last year, Professor Peter Bonfield undertook an independent review for Defra on how to improve the resilience of people and properties to flooding. Defra produced a…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the sustainability of the BBC World Service.17 Mar 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityI am grateful to my noble friend for that Answer, and I am delighted that the settlement has been announced. The BBC World Service is one of the greatest instruments of soft power…17 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Public Servants: International SecondmentsMy Lords, clearly, as my noble friend has said, there are procedures and codes in place for our own civil servants, whom I hold in the highest regard. The noble Lord mentioned our…16 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayWell, my Lords, another brilliant maiden speech. We are so fortunate to have so many new women on our Benches—on all our Benches. It is so good to be here today and I am very…06 Mar 2026HANSARDGibraltar TreatyMy Lords, I recognise that these negotiations have been taking place over many years and have included the noble Lord. I pay tribute to Minister Doughty and his team for all that…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as I mentioned at Second Reading, I am very proud that with Clause 87 this Government abolished the time limitations in historical Church child sexual abuse cases.…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before my noble friend sits down, I am sure the whole House agrees with, in essence, what Amendment 273 says, but I also noted from my noble friend that it is much more…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before speaking to Amendment 313A, I thank my noble friend for bringing forward amendments in response to my amendment in Committee. These amendments clarify the…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the response from my noble friend the Minister. I did not really understand the point about age, so I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI shall briefly intervene. I am sure that my noble and learned friend will answer this later, but I want to put on record that nobody who is a supporter of this Bill—an amended…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the point that the noble Lord is making is very interesting, but he may have heard my noble friend Lord Winston say previously in the debate on the current Bill that he…27 Feb 2026