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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am associated with some of these amendments. I do not think we want to get completely hung up on the minutiae of each particular line, because there are variations…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, for bringing to a head one of the critical issues in this legislation. As one of the diminishing number of people in this…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in my opinion, these amendments are really about safety, but we have turned the debate into a generalised whinge-fest about the shortcomings of the National Health…12 Dec 2025HANSARDThe UK’s Demographic FutureMy Lords, like others, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for securing this debate but also for bringing forward what I think is his third major report. Of course,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, there is one aspect of coercion that we have not so far discussed. It was mentioned tangentially by the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins. It is institutional coercion. As…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble Lord agree with me that one of the issues, which has been sporadically mentioned, is the inconsistency of capacity or ability brought about by the interaction of…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, said that some people were suffering from insomnia. I think this House is suffering from collective amnesia. All of a sudden…14 Nov 2025HANSARDJamaica: Hurricane MelissaTo ask His Majesty’s Government (1) what steps they are taking to assist the Government and people of Jamaica to recover from Hurricane Melissa, (2) what UK assets and personnel…29 Oct 2025HANSARDJamaica: Hurricane MelissaI thank the Minister for her response. The people of Jamaica have been subjected to the fiercest storm to have taken place anywhere in the world this year. The statistics are…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I do not think anybody in this House does not want to achieve the objectives of this amendment and, indeed, others. We have to be realistic that our populations of…29 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, although these amendments are grouped, they are quite disparate in many respects because we take Amendment 177 as almost the antithesis of Amendments 165 and 166. I say…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have been shocked at the inaccuracy of the parliamentary process applied to the Bill. It has lacked the detailed scrutiny that such a major piece of legislation…19 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, not being a lawyer, I feel more qualified to speak on this than anybody else. The reality is that legal aid across society is, in effect, a rationed resource; it cannot…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, when responding to questions about immigration in general, the Minister frequently repeated the phrase that the United Kingdom will honour its international obligations,…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI had answers from the Government last year saying that they were not talking to allies and friends. Surely that must be the first sensible thing to do.03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI may not be the Minister’s parliamentary friend but I am not his parliamentary enemy either. Seeing as he is in an emollient mood, might I prevail upon him further? He says that…03 Sept 2025HANSARDIllegal Migration: Pull FactorsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the “pull factors” attracting migrants to enter the United Kingdom illegally.22 Jul 2025HANSARDIllegal Migration: Pull FactorsI thank the Minister for his response. The Minister is currently introducing some minor measures to make it more difficult for the traffickers facilitating small boat crossings,…22 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, on his maiden speech. If a Glaswegian can become a Brummie, everything is possible. I also put on record my thanks to the…18 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationMy Lords, the Minister referred to a number of his international engagements, but one thing the Government are stubbornly refusing to look at is discussing with our allies a…17 Jul 2025