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HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy Lords, last time the trains were nationalised, they were dirty and late, and the sandwiches were so old that they were curling up at the corners. Why is it going to be…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have supported AI for as long as I can remember, and I think it is the future for this country. If we are looking for improvements in productivity, there is no doubt…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan the noble Baroness recall that last week she told the House that 23% of six-months-to-live diagnoses turned out to be wrong and that people lived longer? Does that not make…30 Jan 2026HANSARDILO Convention 190Does the Minister agree that those in Downing Street should accept that the ILO convention applies to them as well when it comes to meting out violence and harassment on Labour…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy noble friend Lord Harper is absolutely right: he is still with us, but he is absent for the moment. It might have been that, when he was given his diagnosis that he had six…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendment 313. My concern is the whole question of misdiagnosis. My noble friend Lord Shinkwin has addressed the fact that he was diagnosed with a…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness. That just illustrates my point that misdiagnosis can very easily be done, and we are putting an enormous weight on it in this Bill and it…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf I understand the noble Baroness correctly, that is 23% of people who die well beyond the six-month sentence they have been given. That is an extraordinarily large figure, and I…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble Baroness not share my concerns about the misdiagnosis of six months, when you think of all the people who live for much longer afterwards?16 Jan 2026HANSARDIranIf the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, is right and there is unlikely to be any internal pressure to achieve regime change in Iran, the only thing that will achieve it will be outside…15 Jan 2026HANSARDIranI have been listening to the noble Baroness’s answers, and I do not think I have heard an answer on whether the Government actually support regime change in Iran. I do not think…15 Jan 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, has stated that the Iranians do not want outside interference to achieve regime change, but, without outside interference, how will the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will not detain the Committee for very long; the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, can be reassured that I am not in the business of making a long speech. I have in the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenlandMy Lords, is it not time that the Royal Marines and other European allies moved their Arctic training from Norway to Greenland?08 Jan 2026HANSARDVenezuelaCan the Minister confirm that the British Government did not recognise the presidency of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and that, if it were not for the American action, he would…07 Jan 2026HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceMy Lords, the noble Lord missed out that it was a ministerial decision to send women to sea, and it was taken because we were turning away very good women and accepting…09 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours. He is very courageous in the way that he still contributes to the proceedings of this House, albeit over the internet. You…04 Dec 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, to this House. He clearly brings with him a great degree of expertise, and I am looking forward to his…31 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, does the Leader of the House accept that rabid antisemitism is being taught in Palestinian schools, which is reminiscent of the narrative of the Third Reich of Adolf…16 Oct 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, tell us who elected him to come to this House?02 Jul 2025