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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is helpful in one sense because it is helpful to have fleshed out the noble and learned Lord’s intention. It is not helpful in the sense that he has made the Bill less…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lady Fraser for tabling these amendments. They have put forward some important questions which are worth raising explicitly with…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble and learned Lord not see that the argument that he has just made in favour of having a fully funded assisted suicide service is exactly the mirror of the argument…27 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI hear noble Lords groaning, but the average length of a speech in Committee so far has been less than five—27 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for the remarks he made earlier and the response that he made in writing to me following the remarks I made at the end of the last session when we…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThese are difficult issues, but the panel is being asked to authorise their death, so this is a serious issue. I accept that this is uncomfortable, and I am not suggesting the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessAgain, the groans do not suggest that people are listening with courtesy and respect. I have been in this Chamber for every single minute of debate on this Bill and have listened…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do. The reason why I partly agree with my noble friend Lord Jackson is that I had a look at what the Court of Protection does in terms of publicity—the bit that the noble…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillGiven that the noble and learned Lord thinks it is a good idea and that part of the reason—I think the noble Lord, Lord Deben, touched on this—many of us have concerns is that so…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is very helpful. It enables me to make this point, because this is where we have a disagreement. It gives the sponsor of the Bill the opportunity to set out why the Bill is…27 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessWith respect, perhaps the noble Baroness should listen to what the Government Chief Whip said about treating people with kindness, courtesy and respect. I started by thanking the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think that is right and that that is a concern. The noble Baroness, Lady Fox, set it out very well. There are two approaches in this group of amendments to deal with that issue,…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have a couple of points to make on this group of amendments. Let me start on a note of agreement with the Bill’s sponsor, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer,…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI shall speak briefly to the three amendments that I have tabled in this group, to start off with. First, Amendment 472A would slightly tighten up the requirement for the panel to…27 Feb 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights CommissionMy Lords—26 Feb 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights CommissionI am grateful to the Chief Whip. The Minister will remember that on 2 February I asked him to confirm whether the Government were in full compliance with the law, as set out by…26 Feb 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights CommissionMy Lords—26 Feb 2026HANSARDCyclists: SafetyMy Lords—25 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, the Leader of the House referred to things we did not know. The problem for the Prime Minister is that he confirmed in the House of Commons that he did know that Lord…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy Lords, I point out that the Minister has just highlighted the flaw in this process. When the Prime Minister makes a decision about the continuation of Mr Simons as a Minister,…24 Feb 2026