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HANSARDLord 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 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationMy Lords, first of all, before I ask my question to the Minister, I congratulate the Government Chief Whip on continuing, on the excellent daily list, to refer to “His Majesty’s…11 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, before I start, I draw attention to my entry in the register as non-exec chair of RVL Aviation, which is in the aviation sector but not involved in the production of…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I have to confess to having been a little perplexed when the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, moved Amendment 13, because I had just listened to the speech of her…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Moylan’s amendment. It is very important, particularly when we come on to later groups and are talking about the ultimate impact…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Moylan set out the challenge—the thing you have to justify—to put the revenue certainty mechanism in place. It was certainly one of the things that…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMay I press the Minister a little on the point the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, made? I listened very carefully both times he said it. The Government’s intention, unless something…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Moylan’s amendment, for all the reasons he set out. If you look at the opinion polling on this, the public support aviation and flying and…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, on 27 December 2025, the Sunday Times reported that the now noble Lord, Lord Doyle, had campaigned for Sean Morton after he was charged with child sex offences. The…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHospitals: Delayed DischargesI am grateful to the Minister for allowing me in at the end. She has mentioned the independent commission of the noble Baroness, Lady Casey of Blackstock. I may be the only Member…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, before the Committee decides on that question, I put two points on the record. First, we are finishing slightly early. I make the point that some of us would have been…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHaving listened to my noble friend Lord Moylan respond to what the Minister said, I confess to being a little confused. The Minister seemed to be saying, in her comments about…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI completely agree with the noble and learned Lord, and I would be happy for the amendment to be made, but he said that he recognises that there are those who would want to build…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to limit my remarks to a couple of process points, which think are important. I have listened very carefully to those with considerable expertise on the clinical issues…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI deliberately did not intervene on the noble and learned Lord earlier, because he dealt with the point and I thought that we had spent enough time on it. He has now just made it…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to put on the record one useful piece of information, which is very relevant to the debates that we have had. Somebody previously referred to the…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will make a few points. The first is in response to the perfectly fair point from the noble Lord, Lord Markham, at the beginning about the difference between this…06 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperMy Lords, I am grateful that the Minister is leaving the British Transport Police alone. In my experience, it works very well and is led by an outstanding chief constable. I may…03 Feb 2026HANSARDSingle-Sex Spaces: EHRC GuidanceMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisoners for Palestine: Hunger StrikesMy Lords—02 Feb 2026