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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is normal to take questions and interventions as this is a debate so, before the noble Baroness sits down, can I ask her whether she believes that all 50 countries…18 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI thank my noble friend for that Answer. I apologise to the House for my repeated appearances on this matter. Can my noble friend the Minister provide further clarity on the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress and timetable towards legal humanist weddings.16 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayNoble Sisters and Brothers, I am honoured to follow my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, who has reminded us all of the price women pay for the misogyny and violence that is…06 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIs my noble friend aware that they actually had an extensive debate on this matter in the Commons?04 Mar 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingMy Lords, I welcome this initiative and the document—they are brilliant. However, I want to ask about the children who might have to attend a special school because of their…24 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether, and if so when and how, the learning from the results of the Better Start longitudinal programmes will become pregnancy and early years…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesI thank the Minister for that and declare an interest: my sister, Gill Thornton, is the director of Better Start Bradford, which is part of the £250 million programme funded by…10 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, it is wonderful to follow the great maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Duvall—Len, to the rest of us—and I am proud to welcome another Labour and Co-op member to your…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord has talked about being pro-women and I would like him to explain to the Committee why jailing women is pro-women.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes the noble Baroness accept that none of these things has happened in Northern Ireland? We changed the law and decriminalised abortion in Northern Ireland several years ago and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThis is not about abortion up to birth, because the Abortion Act 1967 still stands. It is really important that noble Lords try to be accurate in how they describe this. I am not…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf you are being coerced into ending a pregnancy outside the law, and if you report that to the police, you yourself will be investigated for a criminal offence. That would be the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes the noble Lord believe that the 379 MPs who voted for this were duped into it in some way?02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have two questions for the noble and learned Baroness. Why does the noble and learned Baroness think 50 countries have found this not to be a problem? Abortion is decriminalised…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 461J. I thank my noble friend Lady Goudie, the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, for…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAs we have heard from the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, basically, this suite of amendments drives a coach and horses through abortion rights as a whole, as well as, of course,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not mind. At this stage, they are probably a bit tired too, changing the annunciator. The noble Lord might say that he is not opposed to abortion but, frankly, these…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am puzzled by something that the noble Lord has said and perhaps he would like to clarify. I am not quite sure how jailing women is pro-women.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—02 Feb 2026