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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it has been a privilege to listen and learn and to try to clarify my mind regarding the various amendments. I wish that some of our critics in the press had been here…27 Mar 2026HANSARDAnti-Muslim Hostility: Non-statutory DefinitionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the new non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility will (1) protect Muslims, and (2) safeguard freedom…12 Mar 2026HANSARDAnti-Muslim Hostility: Non-statutory DefinitionI thank the Minister for her reply, and I appreciate that the Government have made a real attempt to balance protecting Muslims on the one hand and safeguarding freedom of speech…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble and learned Lord talks about putting it to rest, but for many of us that issue is not at rest. I certainly supported the noble Lord’s Amendment 120, and I got the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am still genuinely not quite clear who the noble and learned Lord thinks the commissioner, and indeed this whole process, is ultimately accountable to. With the rejection of the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDSmart MotorwaysTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the post opening project evaluations of smart motorways in relation to (1) safety, and (2) value for money.11 Feb 2026HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, but according to National Highways’ official reports, these big projects to convert hard shoulders on the M1, M4, M6 and M25 were…11 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 206 is supported by the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, and, before he retired, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. It is also strongly supported…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have supported my amendment and those who have spoken to the other amendments. First, I will comment very briefly on the remarks of the noble…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, I will respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone. She seemed to express a kind of common-sense view that of course we all…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI cannot quite understand why the noble and learned Lord is so unwilling to have in the Bill that the presumption should be face to face, with exceptions written into a protocol?…30 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWhy could not or should not the disturbing examples that the noble Baroness has cited already have been prosecuted under current legislation on hate law?27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to the two amendments in my name, Amendments 440 and 445. Amendment 440 would require the respondent to receive citizenship education in British values, and…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, if I am allowed to respond, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Falkner of Margravine and Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, for their qualified…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wish to speak to Amendments 25 and 120 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, to which my name is attached. They are amendments which I believe go to the very…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, could I just put one thing to the noble and learned Lord? Granted that the panel and the court-based system have a great deal in common, six months to live and mental…09 Jan 2026HANSARDSydney Terrorist AttackMy Lords, the Christian community has a special responsibility to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community, not only in Australia but in this country and around the world. In…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I spoke at Second Reading but have not yet intervened in Committee. I have the greatest respect for the noble and learned Lord. However, would he not agree that there is…12 Dec 2025