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HANSARDSingle-Sex Spaces: EHRC GuidanceMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, responding directly to that point, it is indeed true that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, wrote to some members yesterday. Sadly, I did not receive his letter…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness makes a very good point which illustrates the importance of being able to ask people questions directly rather than hearing reports of what they have said or…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful for that. The final point I want to make is that we had experience during the pandemic of too many vulnerable people, people with learning disabilities, having “do…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to say anything, but I was provoked—in a nice way—by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and his advice, which was well meant, to the sponsor of the Bill,…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord talked about questioning; this is important, because I think he slightly misspoke. Subsection (5) says: “Where the panel considers it appropriate for…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, having listened to this debate, I am struck that there seems to be a fair bit of consensus. Thinking back to the arrangement of business discussion we had about the pace…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan I just illustrate, perhaps, to the noble and learned Lord why people are so nervous? In the Commons, at Second Reading and for much of the Committee stage, MPs were told that…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this has been a good debate, and it has raised a very important issue. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, being a distinguished KC, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra spotted…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, in moving my Amendment 70, I will also speak to my Amendment 78 and to Amendment 829 from my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. The first two amendments were originally tabled…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have two points to make on that intervention from the noble Baroness. First, on several occasions the noble and learned Lord has made reference to quite a significant number of…30 Jan 2026HANSARDErasmus+ Eligibility: Asylum SeekersMy Lords, I very much support the inclusion in this programme of those who have successfully got refugee status in the United Kingdom, in order to strengthen their integration…29 Jan 2026HANSARDHospitality BusinessesI am grateful to my noble friend. I listened very carefully to the Minister, but he did not answer the question about hotels, particularly family-run hotels. Their rates bills are…27 Jan 2026HANSARDHospitality BusinessesMy Lords—27 Jan 2026HANSARDHospitality BusinessesMy Lords—27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn that point, and the point raised earlier about a conflict of interest, one of the problems if this is in the NHS is the money. The cost of the drugs to end someone’s life,…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI agree that palliative care is a very good way to spend NHS resources, to help people live the rest of their lives in as comfortable a way as possible; it is not about…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think that the reason why the noble Lord, Lord Birt, has put down these amendments is that it is not clear, from what the Government have said or what the Bill says, where this…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful for my noble friend’s comments, and he is right: we had an extensive exchange on this subject on a previous Friday, and I am sure the Minister will correct me if my…23 Jan 2026