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HANSARDIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillMy Lords, I speak as someone who served as a Trade Minister in Northern Ireland. I was also vice-president of the Institute of Export and International Trade for many years. The…12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026The noble Lord did not address the main point in the debate at all, or the fact that his document says: “The exact impact is difficult to quantify, given the lack of data about…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI accept that that may well be the case. I am simply referring to what was in Hansard in 2021. The noble Lord may have changed his mind, as we all do over our lifetime, and…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, to some extent this group of amendments goes to the core of a lot of the potential downsides of this Bill because, whether we like it or not, it is going to be a source…27 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, in his opening remarks, the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, pointed out that the European Affairs Committee is the only committee in Parliament looking in detail at these…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 89. I think that everybody in the Committee is more or less on the same page in what we are trying to achieve here. This amendment would add,…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn reference to Amendment 60, if I picked the Minister up correctly, she said that establishing where an individual was in the world would put a burden on the medical people…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have put my name to some of these amendments. In the spirit of what the Chief Whip said, I will not repeat what the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, said, but I gently…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I raised the point that the state could be liable in cases where the companies people worked for were nationalised or owned by the state. It seems not unreasonable that…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe are forgetting that we can use the telephone in this circumstance. It is not even that you would have sight of the person, but you could have a pre-recorded telephone call.30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. Many Members perhaps do not appreciate the extent of the potential, and the length of time over which that potential could…30 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, I would be grateful if the noble Baroness, if she does not have the figures available right now, could send me a letter and put it in the Library as to how many…26 Jan 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the noble Lord kindly allowed a number of us to make representations to him during the week, saying that his door was always open. Indeed it was, and I thank him for…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I wonder whether the proposer of these amendments, the noble Lord, Lord Birt, can tell us whether he has any indication from the relevant royal colleges that their…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have to say that that was not my intention—the noble and learned Lord knows that perfectly well. I raised the point merely to indicate the length of time that this is taking and…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, there are some amendments in a later group—the 50th group—on this subject of approved substances and their regulation. As the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, pointed out,…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs I said when I opened my remarks, I have amendments in group 50 for that purpose, but there is an inextricable link between having knowledge about these substances and having…23 Jan 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, on securing this debate. I also congratulate our new colleagues on their maiden speeches, which were both entertaining…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, following on from the proposal in Amendment 39, from the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, one of the issues that perhaps is not fully appreciated or understood—it is…16 Jan 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the Chief Whip will know that I and others have contacted him about this proposal. I accept that the House made its declaration last Thursday—one has to take that…16 Jan 2026