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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, they are intended to clarify what the Bill actually provides for. I will explain further. The provision of medical help to commit suicide by the provision of lethal drugs is…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think I am allowed 15 minutes, actually. I do not think I mentioned Celtic either, just on a point of detail. That aside, I was reaching—in fact, had already delivered—my…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have four amendments which constitute the entirety of this group: Amendments 34, 121, 138 and 153. I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Fox of Buckley and…16 Jan 2026HANSARDThe UK’s Demographic FutureMy Lords, I begin by declaring my interest, if perhaps a rather general one, as the incoming director-general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, which has an interest in these…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is certainly true. The noble Lord makes a good point. The principle that is in my amendment could be expanded to take in other well-defined categories. I will be more…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I rise to introduce Amendment 23 in my name. This amendment obviously goes with the thrust of some of the other amendments that have already been proposed and deals with…05 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, I declare an interest as the incoming director-general of the Institute of Economic Affairs. My proposition today is that we are living through a great refusal when what…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, crime and disorder have reached such levels in this country that we certainly need more effective and meaningful policing, but it has to be done in a way that retains…16 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am against the Bill, because it is legally and practically defective in many ways, as many other noble Lords have already said. I am against it for philosophical and…19 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresMy Lords, on 27 August, the responsible Minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said that any disputes under the SPS agreement “go to international arbitration, not the European Court of…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresMy Lords—04 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 234 in particular, to which I have put my name, and, more generally, endorse the views that my noble friend Lord Lucas and the noble Lord, Lord…02 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Communication Offence ArrestsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, for securing this important debate and for his powerful opening speech. We now live in a world in which everyone, if they wish to,…17 Jul 2025HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025My Lords, I declare an interest as an unpaid director of the campaign group Net Zero Watch. I think the Secretary of State for Energy is at the moment giving a Statement in the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this discussion. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for her support on the flexi-schooling amendments and the Minister…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendments 202C and 227A, in my name and the name of my noble friend Lord Wei. We are now, at last, beginning consideration of the large number of…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI want to underline the points made by my noble friend Lord Lucas on Amendments 205 and 206, which I have also put my name to. Section 47 is obviously a very difficult area for…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have similar doubts and concerns about Amendment 211—or rather the problem it is designed to deal with—to my noble friend Lord Lucas. To elaborate, the principle that…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Jul 2025