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HANSARDFuture Capability of the Armed ForcesThe JEF point is interesting. Does the Minister agree that, if neutral countries such as Finland and Sweden can join, then so could Ukraine?16 Jul 2026HANSARDFuture Capability of the Armed ForcesMy Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Ahmad in congratulating the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Southwark on his final speech. I hope he enjoys an excellent retirement and…16 Jul 2026HANSARDWaste Management Carriers: RegulationMy Lords, does the Minister not accept that the dumping of illegal waste is a direct result of the quite high charges that are made for dumping legally? Should not some of the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDVLA: Staffing LevelsThe fact that it is taking 66 days to answer would explain my problem, as I met all the DVLA’s criteria when I replied in an email on 27 March. If my Question were to have come up…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDVLA: Staffing LevelsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of staffing levels at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.23 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, can the Minister update us on the coalition of the willing in terms of the final settlement that there will be on any peace agreement in Ukraine? Does she accept that…23 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Shadow FleetThe Minister has stated that the reason why this ship was stopped and many others were let through was that the circumstances aligned. Does he mean to say that, when all the other…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel SectorFollowing on from my noble friend’s question, has the Minister made provision for ever-increasing amounts of taxpayer’s money to be paid into the steel industry?23 Apr 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Mine ClearanceWill the Minister accept that the problem that both the US Navy and the Royal Navy have is that they do not have a ship that has adequate defences against massive attack from…13 Apr 2026HANSARDHBOS: Fraud InvestigationMy Lords, can the Minister now answer the question from the Conservative Front Bench? How much money has been got back from the fraudsters and how much of that has ended up with…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have always considered that the six months was critical to the essence of this Bill, because there has to be some point at which doctors say that you are likely to…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAll right—they could apply, if that helps the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. We have to think closely about this, because this is the essence of the Bill. I do not understand how we…20 Mar 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI echo the sentiments of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, about the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. I did not realise he was ill. It is very sad that he is not with us today, and I know we…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the noble Baroness not concerned, as I am, that we are conflating expertise with bias? People think that because somebody is expert, they are independent. It does not…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I would like to address the issue of mission creep. I have tabled amendments that come so late in the procedure that I do not think we will ever reach them, but I am…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillGiven the noble and learned Lord’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the statute book, can he tell us what went wrong with the Abortion Bill, which morphed without parliamentary consent,…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wish I could agree with my noble friend Lord Markham, but at the end of the day we have a National Health Service and it has to make choices, and we know that the National…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCould I come back on that? I never said that it was a major reason: I just said that it was a consideration that had to be made. Budgets are very strapped in the NHS at the moment…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord kindly agreed to address the issue of inadvertent misdiagnosis and he said that this group of amendments led by Amendment 71 was the time to bring that…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is the second Friday we have had where the target has been 10 groups of amendments and we have come well below half on both those days. If we go on scrutinising the Bill in…06 Feb 2026