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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the promoter of the Bill for that, but that is a broad defence of the legislation as written and it takes us to the critical question for the Minister, which…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord made it clear that he felt that there needed to be further clarity in the Bill following the point made by my noble friend Lord Goodman about who would…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am very grateful. I note that the noble and learned Lord says he suspects that it would not. It might be of assistance, certainly to me if to no one else, if he, and indeed the…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will take just a minute or two. Words matter. In America, in legislation similar to that which we are entertaining, it is known as “medically assisted suicide”.…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I speak because I was persuaded by the case made by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, but I recognise that there are inevitable questions that his case provokes, which have…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI look forward to hearing what the Government believe the appropriate definition would be and what they understand that means in terms of the pressure on resources for the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI did accept that, and if I did not make myself clear enough, let me make it absolutely clear: I consider it to be wise and gracious and I am grateful, but it is still no…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful for those recent interventions. They certainly help me, and I am sure they assist the House. But it also assists the House to know that this House is more respected,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNoble Lords may not wish to hear it, but this is of direct relevance to the debate.08 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support the intent behind the Motion of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. I believe that it is right that the House be given the opportunity to scrutinise the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI did not.16 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThere is absolutely no doubt, when it comes to the exercise of the prosecutorial or the defence function in court, that someone who has served at the criminal Bar will provide a…16 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I speak in the gap to acknowledge that the Bill has many virtues; I cannot enumerate them better than the Minister and my noble friend Lord Sandhurst have done. We have…16 Dec 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitMy Lords, if this policy is such a good idea, why was the Whip removed from seven Labour MPs in the other place when they voted in favour of it last year?10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleMy Lords, I have enormous sympathy for the Minister, given the situation in which he finds himself. More than £6 billion has been spent on a fighting vehicle that is more…10 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsMy Lords, I have enormous sympathy for the Minister in facing the huge backlog that exists in our criminal justice system. I am grateful to her for laying out the thinking behind…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI note carefully what the noble Baroness is saying. I presume that on that basis she deprecates the decision by the current Government to abolish the Office for Local Government,…08 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 52, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. I do so as the Government Chief Whip who helped ensure that the Serious Crime Act 2015 was…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI profoundly disagree with the noble Baroness on that, but I am grateful to her for making that point, and I am more grateful still to the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think there is a profound difference, but the noble Lord has made his point and I shall allow others to judge whether the narrowness of the distinction that he draws is…21 Nov 2025