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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, despite the comments of the previous two speakers, I will speak to Amendment 199, the purpose of which is simple: to make every future and renewed pavement licence…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and, in particular, the words—and I hope I quote them correctly—these are areas on which we are planning to act. I reassure the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young, for tabling Amendment 202, to which I have added my name. It would require the Government to publish, every five years, a road map to…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in light of the unusual nature of the letter from two members of the board of IICSA to the Home Secretary, I intend to test the opinion of the House. I acknowledge that,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for missing the beginning of her speech on Amendment 240. However, I have checked with the clerk and I believe it…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very sorry that the Minister has taken offence at my comments. I accept that this Government have brought forward legislation and taken a number of actions, but I…02 Mar 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanMy Lords, the Government promised to ban the sale of energy drinks in this Session. The consultation has ended but we have not seen the results yet. When will the responses be…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUnder-16s Energy Drinks BanTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish a timeline for legislation banning the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.10 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesMy Lords, while I welcome today’s announcement about protecting special educational needs funding, I would like to ask about support for very young children with special needs and…10 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, from these Benches, we very much welcome the national cancer plan and support its ambitions—and it is very ambitious. Many organisations and committees have called for…09 Feb 2026HANSARDBaby Milk Powder: CereulideMy Lords, is the Minister aware that it took Nestlé four weeks from its first notification of contamination to the Dutch Government to initiate the first product recall on 5…04 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to this important amendment. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Meston, and indeed with the late great Judge Munby, that a full incorporation of…03 Feb 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Coventry on her excellent maiden speech and welcome her to this House. Since she tells us that she enjoys…26 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, before the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, responds, I would like a small point of clarification from the Minister. I very much welcome the government amendments and…21 Jan 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, time is passing, so I hope noble Lords will not mind if we move to the winding speeches now. Noble Lords will know, because I said it many times during previous stages…21 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. The purpose of Amendment 104 is to ensure that no eligible family misses out on the Healthy Start payments, as there is evidence…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 247B, from the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean of Redditch, seeks to advance and pre-empt the start of the work of the independent commission on grooming gangs. I…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I agree with every word of the noble Lord, Lord Meston, and of my noble friend Lady Featherstone. I hope they will forgive me if I say no more about all that, because,…27 Nov 2025