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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I r support Amendment 450 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Foster. Like the noble Baroness, and many others in this Chamber, the legacy of terrorism is not merely…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is very helpful, and I trust the noble Lord, who is now nodding, will take that into consideration.23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Baroness for that. This has been a telling debate thus far, because we are told that some of the points are based on opinion polls. We are not an elected Chamber…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillPart of the noble Lord’s argument is based on assisted suicide being so popular with the general public that 70% of people want it. If that is so, perhaps he can help me to…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillUnlike other Members, and unlike the mover of the previous amendment, I have given way. He did not.23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf that is so, then let us put it into the Bill. Let us be sure that it is in the Bill so there is no ambiguity. I notice that the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, does not want that.…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am very happy to address that matter. What the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, left out is as significant as what he said. I will come to that. Clause 12(2)(d) requires a doctor to…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to what the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, said, but I believe it is important that Members who feel they have a contribution to make are able to make…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, on Friday 16 January 2026, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, defended the Bill’s provision for informed consent by arguing that the existing drafting already…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAnd I am responding by saying that if we want to be sure that there is no ambiguity whatever—we are talking about the issue of life and death and, by what was suggested earlier…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Baroness. I realise that my time is up, but I draw to a close by asking noble Lords to notice the emphasis on GMC guidance. Guidance is not the law. The GMC…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want to draw the implications for Northern Ireland into the conversation on the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. Clearly, Northern Ireland has its own…09 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, like my colleague, I support Amendment 32 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Foster and Lady Meyer, and the noble Lords, Lord Callanan and Lord Hannan; I also…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, like many noble Lords, I grew up at a time when the family doctor was looked upon as a family friend who could always be depended on whenever you were ill or in a time…12 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Operation KenovaMy Lords, does the Minister acknowledge the debt of gratitude that we owe to the intelligence services, our Armed Forces and the courageous members of the RUC? It was by their…10 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group. They are important because, unlike the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, I do not know what the outcome of this debate will be at the…21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not believe that people are tabling amendments simply to wreck the Bill. That may be the noble Lord’s opinion, but he should remember that other people have different…21 Nov 2025HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025At the commencement of her address to the Chamber, the noble Baroness said that she was a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. I noticed that its 39th report…20 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, Amendments 37, 49 and 56 in this group stand in my name. These are no ordinary circumstances. As my noble friends have alluded to, a group of Chagossians, totalling more…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am coming to a conclusion. I understand what it is like to feel ignored and sidelined; to have someone in Government tell you that your identity is second class; that you cannot…18 Nov 2025