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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore the noble and learned Lord makes his decision whether to press his Motion, I simply wanted to ask the Leader of the House whether, if this Motion is passed, she believes…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the Minister and I look forward to us discussing that at that time. I am not an expert in the law in this area, but I am genuinely surprised by what he has just…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is Amendment 356F from the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, that attracts me to the Chamber, although I do not necessarily share his arguments or reasoning. The main purpose…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, may I also ask a question for clarification? It is not really about GRC but about the point that the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, made about name change. I know that the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, most of what I wanted to cover has already been spoken to, so I have very little to add. I did, however, want to pick up on a couple of points the noble Lord, Lord…15 Dec 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025My Lords, as this is the Minister’s second statutory instrument debate today, I commend her stamina, and indeed I commend my noble friend on my own Front Bench for his, too. I…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, if I may, I will come back to the topic of this group. I too have an amendment in this group, Amendment 351. I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannett, and…19 Nov 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media GroupMy Lords, it is 18 months since this House effectively forced RedBird IMI to sell the Telegraph . It is more than unacceptable that the Telegraph ’s ownership remains unresolved.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI would be very happy to join a group meeting rather than the Minister having to have several meetings with each of us. If there were to be third parties involved in a meeting,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media GroupMy Lords, as no one else is seeking to ask a question, may I just return to this? The Minister seems to be suggesting in her answers that the Telegraph ’s future remains in the…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will focus on disorder in public places and spaces, which is having such a detrimental effect on our lives. In doing so, I will concentrate on Clauses 37 and 38, which…16 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the Minister moves on, will he respond to my question? Why have the Government decided to legislate only for that group of workers?16 Oct 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: OwnershipTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September (HL10228) and following media reports in August of Redbird Capital Partners’…16 Oct 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: OwnershipMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s confirmation that the formal bid has been received and that during this phase of scrutiny the existing protections for the Telegraph…16 Oct 2025HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillMy Lords, the topic of space makes us think about rockets, astronauts and faraway places, but one of the great things about being a Member of your Lordships’ space committee has…05 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025At end to insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations do not distinguish between state investment funds that are directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025As my noble friend knows and as I have already described, we are now in a different situation from that which we were facing in March of last year, when there was a real prospect…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, although I take a different position on this from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, I too would like to welcome him back to his place, and I am pleased to see that he is making…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I do not have an awful lot to add to what I said during the debate. I think I covered all the important points. As I said, I have accepted that an aggregate cap of 15%…22 Jul 2025