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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will raise some new points that have not yet been raised in the debate—looking at the Companion , as the Government Chief Whip instructed, I have every right to do so.…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, gave a very welcome response to the opening speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. He set out a range of protections that…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am trying to make some comments on the amendments. Let me do that and then, if I have time—I am very careful to keep my remarks to less than 10 minutes, which is the guidance in…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the Minister for making that point, which I think was the question I asked last time. This is very relevant to the question that I posed to the noble and learned…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI agree with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, that a court is unlikely to interfere with important social and economic policy that has been decided by Parliament. That rather…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is a very helpful intervention, and I absolutely accept that. I understand that that is the way it works. Certainly, with the way the NHS works now, you can go on to the NHS…12 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this is a very sensible group of probing amendments, and it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I will speak to them because the issues raised in this…12 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly to this group of amendments. I strongly agree on the importance of having a proper framework for these contracts and a competitive process. The…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that clarification. As I said, I certainly agree with the thrust of his amendments; I just would not want there to be a legislative mandate for…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am grateful to my noble friend for giving way for two reasons. First, despite having asked the clerk for advice, I omitted to declare an interest at the beginning of my speech,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 4 in the name of my noble friend Lord Grayling and the similar Amendment 18 in this group in the names of other noble Lords. They both have the same…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s Amendment 11. He set out the point of it in great detail so I will not repeat what he said but will just…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, since they are both still in the Chamber, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and the noble Earl, Lord Russell, on their life peerages so that…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I strongly support the first of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s amendments—the one about transparency and the impact of the revenue certainty mechanism on ticket prices…10 Dec 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025An important feature of the strategic defence review will be the defence investment plan. Can the Minister update the House about whether that will be published, as it was…08 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not think that is the experience of the National Health Service. There is a whole cadre of staff—the overseas visitors managers—who deal with people who are trying to access…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan the Minister be clear? If we decided to limit—whether by age or in some other way that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, might decide—and put that into primary…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn that case, I now understand the noble Lord. When he was talking about primary care, I thought he was suggesting that we had a wider remit, so I am very pleased to hear that. I…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness referred to the two amendments that I have on the Marshalled List that I have not yet spoken to. She seemed to be ascribing motives to the amendments. She…05 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI want to try to make progress, which is why I was trying to keep my remarks very brief; if the noble Lord keeps interrupting me, they will necessarily take longer. All I was…05 Dec 2025