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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for introducing this debate and raising very important questions about devolution, and I look forward to the Minister’s…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn the LCM point, the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in the Senedd has made a statement about it not having received enough information on the conversations…14 Nov 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SafeguardingMy Lords, is there not a wider lesson here that many young people are turning to ChatGPT instead of calling their GP for health advice? Have the Government reviewed how they…04 Nov 2025HANSARDYouth Mobility SchemeMy Lords, the Minister noted that it would be a balanced scheme with an allotted number of places. How will the Government ensure that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds…29 Oct 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Prior; my late father also worked in Port Talbot in the 1980s, when it was under British Steel. I congratulate the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, “at pace”, as we know, does not seem to have a timeline. We must note that many cohorts of young people have already missed out on these schemes. Do the Government not…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: OwnershipMy Lords, on the topic of media ownership, can the Government please clarify why the Senedd is not having a say on the appointment of the chair of S4C?16 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the hundreds of people who have written to many of us about the Bill. Their letters, often deeply personal, deserve our attention and respect: diolch…19 Sept 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillMy Lords, as introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, this Bill has a simple yet important aim: to make it easier for voters in Wales and Scotland to apply for postal and proxy…05 Sept 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, in light of the Government’s want for more young people to be registered to vote, will they consider a national “Register to Vote Day” for schools, when young people are…24 Jul 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords, the Institute of Student Employers has found that in 2023, there were an average of 140 applicants per graduate role, the highest in over 30 years. What specific…23 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit BillMy Lords, I will speak in the gap, if I may. I would like to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Shawcross-Wolfson, on her maiden speech. I look forward to her future…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will also speal to my Amendment 48. I have tabled these amendments to address a critical and long-standing gap in how we protect workers from sexual harassment and…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for his answer. I must admit that that answer does not counter the fact that the burden of proof remains on individuals rather than employers. I have…14 Jul 2025HANSARDPrisons: Mothers and BabiesMy Lords, as there is no women’s prison in Wales, can the Minister give an update on the residential centre in Swansea?07 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, I would like to make a point about why so many people across the UK, particularly young people, have joined Palestine Action. It is important that we recognise their…03 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, before I begin my remarks in support of Amendment 4, I will comment on the announcement by the noble Baroness the Leader of the House earlier. I welcome the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy Lords, last week the Intergenerational Foundation released a report that found that the public spending gap between children and pensioners has widened by 170%. That means that…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank both the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for signing Amendments 99 and 100. As I open the debate on them, I look forward to…21 May 2025