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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have just one large amendment in this group but I thought I would wait until the end—or what might be close to the end, with a bit of luck—before speaking to it,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, could we please first hear from those noble Lords who have tabled and signed amendments before the rest of us speak? I apologise if the noble Baroness is a signatory,…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI respect what the noble Baroness has said, but it is also the case that it is disrespectful to Members who have prepared speeches, wishing to say something on palliative care,…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWhy must we finish this group and start the next session with a new amendment? In Committee, we often adjourn at 10 pm when we are half way through a large group, and we come back…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this is a self-regulating House, and that does not mean that a Government Whip can regulate who can speak and who cannot. I echo the point made by my noble friend. If…09 Jan 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2025My Lords, it is a privilege to participate in a debate led by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, who made a very good point about the condition of our SSSIs. The Government’s 2025 plan…08 Jan 2026HANSARDIsrael: TradeMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Austin of Dudley, for securing this debate. I declare that I am not Jewish, but I am a member of the Conservative Friends of…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I agree that we could complete the Bill in the time allocated if we got a firm steer from the noble and learned Lord, Lord…08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I start with a simple question: where on earth are the regulations that we were promised way back in 2023 when we passed the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act? I took…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWill the Minister take this idea to the British Transport Police? By the time one has done a three-hour journey, one is heartily sick of hearing, for the 20th time, “See it. Say…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, identity theft, as my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond said, is no longer a niche crime; it is the dominant fraud type in the UK and getting worse. In 2024, over…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan the Minister give a rough timescale for a consultation on extending this to include heavy agricultural machinery or contracting equipment?07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYes, my Lords, procedurally I have to be the tail-end Charlie here and seek leave to withdraw the amendment. However, I am so pleased that the noble Lord, Lord Marks, was able to…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend’s Amendment 365 after Clause 117, which would increase penalties for those who deliberately avoid paying rail fares. Deliberate fare evasion…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the proposed new clause establishing an express statutory right to protest and will speak to my amendments which, I believe, would make that right workable,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Jackson on the quality of the amendment he drafted. I also congratulate my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe on the superb speech she…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIn rising to support Amendment 356A in the name of my noble friend, I recognise that the problem will probably be enforcement, and the answer may have to be a lot more British…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI want to comment on something the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, said and endorse it. I regularly travel to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and I use the marvellous level-access…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I completely agree with all these proposed new clauses, which are long overdue. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Sugg on her excellent exposition and the noble…17 Dec 2025