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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall touch briefly on two points prompted by both the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra. In a sense they are a challenge to…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the excellent amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. It is timely, given the unstable nature of our world, particularly with regard to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I think the debate that we have had for the last two and a half hours shows this House in a very positive light. It goes to the very essence of what some of us who are…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs usual, the noble Lord makes a very apposite point and reinforces my arguments. Time is pressing, so if I can beg the indulgence of your Lordships’ House, I will just develop…13 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and congratulate her on her indefatigability and persistence on these issues, although…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendment was tabled by my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and I have attached my name to it. Before I move on to it, I want briefly to indicate my support for the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceMy Lords, I say at the outset that I hold the Minister in great regard and see him and his Secretary of State colleague, the right honourable John Healey, in the same tradition as…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this very interesting debate, and thank in particular my noble friend Lord Goschen and the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYes, I will. I do not want the noble Baroness opposite heckling. She has not been here for most of the debate. If she does not want to take part in an erudite, interesting debate…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI had hoped the tone of this debate was going to be a bit more productive, collaborative and consensual. I just wish that the noble Lord would sometimes bite his lip on this.…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI concur with the spirit of my noble friend’s observation. I have given the Minister plaudits in the past for doing a very difficult job on marshalling the Bill through the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDBallot Secrecy Act: BreachesTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to discuss alleged breaches of the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 in relation to the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election with…04 Mar 2026HANSARDBallot Secrecy Act: BreachesI thank the Minister. She will know that the previous Government introduced a power in the Elections Act 2022 for the Electoral Commission to draw up a strategy and policy…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am returning to a theme I raised in Committee in moving my Amendment 360. Amendment 360 is straightforward: it would remove the word “alarm” from Sections 4, 8 and 5…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt gives me inordinate pleasure—it warms the cockles of my heart—to listen to the Minister praising the legislation of the late Baroness Thatcher in her pomp. We do not often get…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillLet me talk in detail about something I remember.04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, occasionally there are measures brought before this House that will hugely benefit people, that will be positive and that people of all political persuasions can support…04 Mar 2026