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HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, Lord Stone of Blackheath, the subject of this report, resigned from your Lordships’ House in December last year. Soon after, the commissioner launched an investigation…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, and in so doing echo her remarks about the remarkable and customarily imaginative and enthusiastic way…20 May 2026HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (11th Report of Session 2024-26, HL Paper 295) be agreed to.20 May 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating and thanking my noble friend Lord Patel for having secured this important debate and having introduced it, as he always does,…21 Apr 2026HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Chadlington (10th Report, HL Paper 272) be agreed to.16 Mar 2026HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, this report is the outcome of the third detailed investigation into Lord Chadlington’s interactions with Ministers and advisers in the Department of Health and Social…16 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS: Heart Valve DiseaseMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of King’s Health Partners. The Minister made reference to AI stethoscopes aiding in the diagnosis of patients with heart conditions.…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCommissioners for StandardsThat this House approves the appointment of the Rt Hon Dame Anne Rafferty DBE as a House of Lords Commissioner for Standards for a period of five years; and extends the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDCommissioners for StandardsMy Lords, the Motion invites the House to approve the appointment of Dame Anne Rafferty as Commissioner for Standards for a five-year term and to approve the extension of the term…11 Feb 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Browning. In so doing, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, on the very thoughtful…16 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityMy Lords, much of the future improvement in productivity in the NHS is predicated on the adoption of innovative technologies. Is the Minister content that there is sufficient…07 Jan 2026HANSARDBreast CancerMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest as chairman of King’s Health Partners. Is the Minister content that sufficient resources are applied to the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Dannatt (7th Report, HL Paper 219) be agreed to.08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Evans of Watford (8th Report, HL Paper 220) be agreed to.08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, there are two reports on today’s Order Paper and, while they are unconnected, in the interests of time I shall speak to both. The first report is on the conduct of the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Dannatt be suspended from the service of the House for a period of four months; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I turn to the second report, which is on the conduct of the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Watford. He too was the subject of a sting operation; it was undertaken by…08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Evans of Watford be suspended from the service of the House for a period of five months; and that, in accordance with section 1 of…08 Dec 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Baroness D’Souza (6th Report, HL Paper 184) be agreed to.23 Oct 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, the report before the House on the conduct of the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, follows a referral by the Metropolitan Police Service to the Commissioner for Standards.…23 Oct 2025