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HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportMy Lords, the Minister has made the case for why the Government did not provide any compensation. Quite clearly, the retirement age had to be aligned fairly quickly. In the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDBest Start Family HubsMy Lords, pilot schemes under which parents are trained, particularly by charities, to help other parents with the necessary skills in bringing up children are shown to have a…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWould the noble Lord accept, however, that it would be deeply unfair if somebody whose major wish was to end their terminal illness, and the pain and intolerable suffering that…23 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureMy Lords, the retail and hospitality industries are often where youngsters who find it difficult to get into the workplace get their first foothold. Understandably, there have to…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, I add my thanks to those who have given theirs to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this debate. He has been a seasoned journalist, a campaigner on issues such…08 Jan 2026HANSARDGovernment Communications: XMy Lords, if the Government are not going to review their links with X, I ask that they tread carefully in their links with other companies connected to Elon Musk, particularly…05 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsMy Lords, this is really good news and I welcome it on all counts, in particular the food and drink deal we are moving towards, because so many small businesses have simply…18 Dec 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionMy Lords, has not the time come for the BMA to reject the way the resident doctors committee is behaving? I do not believe that the NHS I know would be supportive of its actions.15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan the noble Baroness tell the Committee whether she actually listened to what the GP in our midst said about how practices work?12 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy Lords, many of the victims at the centre of the inquiry were victims at least twice over: they were abused by the gangs but also by those who were supposed to be caring for…11 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairHow much stress does the Minister think should be put anyhow on forecasts of relatively small numbers that can turn out to be extremely wrong?08 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, would the Minister agree that the real flaw in all this debate is putting such importance on such tiny movements in forecasts? The OBR itself admits that its forecasts…01 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point that the noble Lord has just made—that people are committing suicide because they are in abusive relationships—is absolutely dreadful. But would he accept that there is…21 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsMy Lords, will the Minister accept that although he continues to tell us that he is conducting his responses in the normal way ahead of a Budget, it is not the normal way, ahead…10 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: MoD HousingMy Lords, what plans do the Government have for looking after the children who continue to come into this country? In the past they have been kept in completely unsatisfactory…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the strength of feeling on this issue is understandable. Rarely do we get to debate such a truly momentous issue. But in the end, this is a question of personal choice.…12 Sept 2025HANSARDUK and EU Trade: Arts and Creative IndustriesMy Lords, next month the long-delayed additional travel document requirements come in. Have the Government done any work on calculating how much these will add to the delays,…11 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, does the Minister have any information about how many companies are paying ransom demands? To what extent do the Government deal with insurance companies, advising them…10 Sept 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportMy Lords, I do not doubt the sincerity of the Government in wanting to put right this situation as quickly as possible. In the Autumn Budget, £11.8 billion was set aside for that…24 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will be brief. I am sure that noble Lords feel that they have heard enough from newspaper editors already. As another former newspaper editor, I was going to sit…22 Jul 2025