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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I said they were in favour of an opt-in system; I did not say they had called for a register. I want a register and I support the amendments…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am very clear that the Bill does not create a duty for people to participate. The problem is that, if there are other statutes and responsibilities for medical professionals,…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Baroness, Lady Scotland, said that there was a great agreement in the House that there should be an opt-in system, and the noble and learned Lord is nodding…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but I am grateful that she has allowed me to do so. I want to make sure that I understand correctly what she has just said. I think she just…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillGiven that I had raised the concern and the noble and learned Lord took care and trouble in responding to it, I listened very carefully to what he said. The problem is that what…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHang on, let me just finish the point. With respect, people on my side of the debate keep being told off for speaking at length. There is a choice here. I want to try to make my…27 Mar 2026HANSARDSmall Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry ReportMy Lords, I was pleased to have commissioned Sir Ross to conduct this inquiry and I place on record my thanks to him for his excellent report, which highlights the danger of…25 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyMy Lords, the Minister knows that tariffs are a tax paid by the consumers of the steel that will be introduced. I have looked carefully in the steel strategy, and I cannot see any…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyMy Lords, since there is still time, can I just press the Minister on her attempted answer to my question? She did not confirm that there had been any kind of economic analysis.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI shall make two linked points. The noble and learned Lord set out clearly the decision that he and the sponsor of the Bill in the Commons made about how to implement it, which…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is an answer, but a deeply unsatisfactory one. That is exactly what was done when this was set up in the first place. It led to years of disputes, and to constituents living…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have noticed that. It limits their powers to what is within the legislative consent of the relative bodies. I am not clear about that fundamental point. My final point comes…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will be very brief in my response to that because of the time. That has nothing to do with this issue; this is a completely separate issue. Deciding on assisted suicide is not…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI recognise the noble Baroness’s view, but the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, asked why we should not just go ahead and legislate for Wales. The point is that the Welsh Senedd has…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want to touch on a number of points. First, I join the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, in welcoming my noble and learned friend Lady Prentis back to these Benches. I do not…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHang on. The noble Lord has just intervened on me; I am still making my speech, and I need to deal with this. I agree with the point he made. Let me come on to the amendments from…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, but the problem is that the noble and learned Lord has just confirmed, I think, that whatever the Welsh Senedd said, his intention was that this Parliament would have…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is the heart of the problem, which was highlighted brilliantly by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. This issue touches on a reserved matter—the noble Lord is absolutely right…20 Mar 2026