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HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I think we are all agreed that this is a very serious issue, as the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, said, for people…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillSome noble Lords are becoming exasperated or resentful about the time that we are taking to consider these important amendments today. I say gently that, had some of these issues…21 Nov 2025HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025My Lords, I too am grateful to the Minister for outlining in detail the impact and effect of the statutory instrument before us today and for clearly setting out the reasons…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support the amendment standing in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and of course Amendment 200, which stands in her name and my own. I look forward to the…13 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictMy Lords, when even the judge in this case has said that the evidence fell well short of the standard required, can the Minister understand why most people regard these…05 Nov 2025HANSARDControl of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will briefly make a few comments on this regret amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. I am grateful to her for tabling it, as it allows a debate on…30 Oct 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland TroublesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I too pay tribute to all the victims, the survivors and their families, who have suffered so much over many decades of…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in my view, this Bill invites us to cross into completely new and dangerous territory. Although it has been argued that we already, in the law, allow for intervention,…12 Sept 2025HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsI thank the Minister for what she said about Glastonbury and the BBC, but it should be remembered that more than one act engaged in vile, pro-violence, pro-terror remarks. This…01 Jul 2025HANSARDMarking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. I also thank the Minister for the meeting she facilitated on this issue, which gave us an opportunity to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyI very much welcome the strategy that the Minister relayed to your Lordships’ House. However, I refer him to the decision yesterday in the Northern Ireland High Court, which…24 Jun 2025HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastMy Lords, in light of all the evidence, particularly in relation to the deliberate targeting of the civilian population of Israel, why are the Government continuing to dither and…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025Does the noble Lord also accept that, as well as those capital costs, which are very significant, we have to add the £450 million-odd going into the Trader Support Service, the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. I agree with virtually every word that she has said. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Frost, on…09 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle East UpdateMy Lords, one of the single most important steps that could be taken immediately, which would help to end the suffering and bring an end to all the violence that we are seeing,…07 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I shall intervene very briefly on the issue that was highlighted in the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee’s report on the impact on the UK internal market. As we…06 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am firmly in favour of legislation to reduce the harmful effects of smoking. More than 2,000 people in Northern Ireland die every year from illnesses associated with…23 Apr 2025HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025I am listening to the noble Lord with interest. I do not know if he has read the evidence given to the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee on 12 March, or indeed more recent…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025Did I correctly hear the Minister say that he committed to the Government making a parliamentary Statement at each point when legislation changed automatically? I am grateful to…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing these regulations and explaining the purpose of them and some of the detail behind them. I also thank him for the meeting that…26 Mar 2025