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HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to take this opportunity to speak in the gap and to warmly welcome the Bill. I pay tribute to the Minister not just for his eloquence in introducing the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who is here at this time, especially to all the Front-Benchers on this marathon stretch. I will speak to Amendment 441C, which stands in my…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House at all with this. I hear the reassurance. The Minister talked about the many groups that the CPS is involved with. It would be useful for him…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments standing in my name together with those from the noble Earl, Lord Lindsay, and the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 15, 16 and 19, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, and supported by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. It is my first opportunity to…12 Feb 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, on introducing this debate. A serious discussion on this is long overdue, and I thank him for all his work and…12 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, for moving this amendment, and I associate myself with the excellent speeches made in support of it and the other…03 Feb 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, and congratulate her on bringing this Bill to the House and enabling all of us in this Chamber to focus on…16 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 370AA, which stands in my name as well as that of the noble Lord, Lord Austin, and the noble Lord, Lord Polak, who has already spoken to it. I also…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support the amendments, which I have signed, and I will speak on the separation of cigarettes and vapes from other tobacco products, making the case, I hope, for a…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillForgive me, but this is exactly why we need a proper impact study. In 2023, a different deal was done to supply cigars, and the prices have gone up significantly. Numbers and…11 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Provision on DivorceI congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, on securing this debate, and her excellent and compelling speech. She and the noble Baroness, Lady Shackleton, deserve great credit…10 Nov 2025HANSARDIntegration and Community CohesionMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for introducing this debate and for her excellent, thoughtful and wonderfully personal speech. I also welcome my noble friend…13 Mar 2025HANSARDHomes: Existing CommunitiesMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I am a shareholder in Next plc. I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, because he has just shown…12 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS: Patients with AllergiesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Ramsey of Wall Heath for this debate and for such an excellent introduction. I associate myself with every point made by my noble friend and…12 Dec 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I feel like an amuse-bouche before such a distinguished group of lawyers who have yet to speak. I will raise a very small number of points which come from my experience…15 Apr 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that assurance and beg leave to withdraw the amendment.27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to place this amendment before this Special Public Bill Committee. I am not highly experienced with such hybrid procedures and so,…27 Mar 2024