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HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresMy Lords, does the Leader agree that we do not need a modernising committee to tell us that frequent sittings past midnight are not the best way to do business? As far as I am…21 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I will be relatively brief. We do not regret the minimum wage going up. We support it. What we do regret is the lack of government support for hard-working families and…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn the Select Committee, Chris Whitty, the head of the NHS, said that no drug will be given to any patient that was not approved by NICE. That is what he said: no drug will be…23 Jan 2026HANSARDAtrocity CrimesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this timely debate and thank all noble Lords who have spoken in it. The contributions have been extremely thoughtful,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, what will the Government provide to the UK electric bus industry to ensure competition in the bus sector and real choices for local authorities and transport…08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 399 in the names of my noble friend Lady Pidgeon, who cannot attend today, and my noble friend Lady Doocey. This amendment would enable CCTV systems…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we support the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. He has hit the nail on the head with this amendment about the intent to supply electronic devices for car theft, which…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments, although I think we have strayed slightly away from the intentions of the mover of the amendment. Amendment 365 is another…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 316 from the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood. Unfortunately, the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has just taken my entire speech away from me, so I…09 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, as I rise to speak, I am reminded of 15 years ago, when four leaders from Greater Manchester stood outside the Cabinet Office in Whitehall awaiting an invitation in. I…08 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI moved from my position at the front, because there was a presumption that I was the Front-Bench spokesman trying to force something. I apologise; I was not. This House has a…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have moved my seat. I wish to speak briefly as a member of the Select Committee who has not spoken.21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAnd if we run out of time at the end of that, the Bill falls. Someone will say, “it is not our fault”, but it is our fault.21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillUnfortunately, you can, because that is how this country works. It is called democracy. When 650 elected Members, representing 70 million people by a majority, send it to this…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Lord is on completely the other side of the argument, and I respect his views on that. This Bill has been scrutinised for over 100 hours in the other place. Evidence was…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI respectfully accept that position. The problem is that the more I speak, the more I will be intervened on, which is the opposite of what I am trying to do; I am trying to speed…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI accept the noble Baroness’s position. Perhaps a High Court judge might resolve the issue, then.21 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have great sympathy with some of the sentiment of the amendments. However, as usual, they put the price—the fines—up but miss the elephant in the room. Who is going to…10 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise, I hope for the last time, as temporary spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, as my noble friend Lord Fox’s spectre has arrived behind me—and he is a sight to…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI said at the beginning that I am not a legal person. But there must be something that will happen: a whistleblower or somebody will inform somebody of someone’s condition that…23 Jul 2025