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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 7 and 128 in my name. I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Best and Lord Cameron of Dillington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I too warmly welcome the return of my noble friend Lady Campbell—the most extraordinary person and advocate for disabled people and so many more in our societies. I just…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I recognise that the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, will have heard this before, as will have many others, but the fact of the matter is that the Bill talks about assisted…16 Jan 2026HANSARDToilet-training: Support for ParentsMy Lords, while I warmly welcome the Best Start family hubs, when the programme was launched it was said that they would be rolled out throughout England by at least the end of…05 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsMy Lords, I warmly welcome this great initiative, which is a matter for celebration. I am especially pleased that, as my noble friend Lord Reid said, it is open to all kids. As my…18 Dec 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, as noble Lords will know, women over the age of 50 are particularly susceptible to fractures as a result of osteoporosis. The Government have announced that they are…16 Dec 2025HANSARDUK Research and Innovation: Ethnic MinoritiesMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree with the multiple analyses of major funders, including UKRI and the US National Science Foundation, which have consistently found…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 330A, I will speak to Amendment 330B, tabled in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, and the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sure my noble friend is correct that it is, or should be, covered in guidance, but patently the judge looking at the case that I mentioned was not aware of this and said the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to my noble friend for his positive response to so many of the amendments and I look forward to further discussions. I am sure that if any noble Lord who has…15 Dec 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionMy Lords, I share the outrage, fury and frustration about this industrial action. My noble friend the Minister and others around the Chamber are absolutely right to pay tribute to…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, forgive me. What the noble Baroness is saying is extremely interesting, but the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, has already said that he will seek a meeting with…12 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and I certainly welcome the appointment of my noble friend Lady Longfield as the chair of this very important inquiry; she has the requisite…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSouth SudanMy Lord, sustaining peace and nurturing democracy often requires a strong civil society. What are our Government doing to nurture and strengthen civil society in South Sudan?01 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak and I have nothing to add to all the brilliant speeches that have been made. I did not participate in the debates on the Online Safety Act.…27 Nov 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Emergency AccommodationMy Lords, I am very proud of what my Government are doing and their ambition to reduce violence against women and girls, and I am very proud of the record of my noble friend.…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise for interrupting my noble and learned friend, but I just point out that the BMA itself is very clear that the doctors should be able to make their own judgment in all…21 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and SudanMy Lords, I am glad that my noble friend the Minister quite rightly recognised that Sudan is not just an African problem, as it were, and I am delighted by all that she says about…19 Nov 2025