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HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I begin by making it clear that this is very much a probing amendment, for reasons which I shall explain. Across all the many representations I have received on the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Patel, deserves our thanks for opening our Committee debate in a cogent and powerful way. He is absolutely right: in this country, we train some of…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 20 and 21 and in support of the other amendments in this group. My amendments are intended to work together and to return us to one of the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, especially those from around the Committee who felt able to support my Amendment 4. I think there…12 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMy Lords, I begin by welcoming the publication of the national cancer plan and make it clear we fully share the Government’s desire to tackle cancer and to succeed in the fight…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, before the Minister rises to speak, I have a question for her about workability arising from one of the amendments included in this debate. In his Amendment 581A, my…06 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I begin by declaring my interest as an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. It is a pleasure to open the first of our discussions on the Bill, and I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTributes: Lord Wallace of TankernessMy Lords, on behalf of these Benches I add my tribute to the late noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, and extend our sincere condolences to his wife and children,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in the interests of time I do not propose to summarise the many points and questions that have been raised in this debate. However, I wish to speak briefly to Amendment…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as we have heard, my noble friend Lord Harper’s Amendments 70 and 78 seek to expand the definition of terminal illness beyond illness or disease to include terminal…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as sizeable as this group of amendments is, the key proposals embodied within it can be described in relatively brief terms. The Committee therefore owes its gratitude…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this group of amendments covers two distinct but connected questions. The first question, posed by Amendment 17, is, in my judgment, a very helpful one, because the…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord has already been very helpful in the undertakings and clarificatory comments that he made earlier in the debate, so I shall be very brief. In…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, my noble friends Lord Howard of Rising and Lord Udny-Lister, who is unfortunately not in his place, are to be thanked for enabling us to focus on the issues around the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate, including the Minister for her reply. Perhaps I could repeat that my amendment was intended as a…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, the Committee will be grateful to my noble friend, with his considerable experience in health policy, for the clear and cogent way in which he introduced his amendment.…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Kamall and I have previously raised the concerns of retailers in relation to several aspects of this Bill. Amendment 188 is intended as a probing…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill26 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in their various ways, the amendments in this group seek to protect those who are terminally ill from being coerced or pressured into a decision to seek an assisted…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I begin, I am afraid, by briefly taking issue with the intent behind Amendment 180. I was grateful for the Minister’s comments on that. In the Bill, we have an…17 Nov 2025