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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her probing Amendments 335A and 335B, raising the problem of wrongful retention of children in the context…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI seriously question whether Amendments 11 and 11A are necessary or useful. Following on from what has just been said, my experience in the courts is that the concept of ordinary…05 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, to avoid any later confusion or doubt, I should explain that, on behalf of the unavoidably absent noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, I will be speaking to her Amendment…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy noble friend Lady Grey-Thompson cannot be here and has asked me to speak to her amendments in this group, 12 in number, to which I had already added my name in support. I pay…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThank you for that. I was slightly confused, because the first amendment in the group was not moved.27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is now appropriate for me to beg leave to withdraw Amendment 272, reserving our right to return to it, and others not moved, after proper discussion with the noble…27 Nov 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support the position taken by the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge. The question of who should be appointed as a young patient’s nominated person has been…24 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I too agree with much of what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said, and I have added my name to his Amendment 12 to ask the Government to amplify the basis upon…10 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Provision on DivorceMy Lords, I join in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for raising this question for further debate. The Law Commission’s thorough and balanced scoping report asks if it is…10 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 238A in this group, which is in the same terms as an amendment that I tabled and withdrew in Committee, reserving the right to return to it…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I wish briefly to support Amendment 69, for the reasons advanced by the noble Earl. I just want to raise one question. The amendment would provide for guidance promoting…22 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 469 and 470 and have added my name to Amendment 502F. However, I suggest that altogether more forthright and comprehensive embedding of the UNCRC…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to underline, in respect of Amendment 462, the importance of the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, about reducing the pressures on CAMHS. The family…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful for both the supportive remarks from the Opposition Front Bench and the considered response from the Government. I would like to think about that—in…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 209A concerns the scope of exceptions to home loss payments in Clause 103. The compulsory acquisition of property, particularly a dwelling, is a serious step…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill15 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am one of the two survivors of the Committee on Medical Ethics that reported in 1994, consequent on the case of Anthony Bland. Since then, my views have changed,…12 Sept 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords, the low rate of criminal conviction is the result of evidential problems presented by young victims and of family and cultural pressures, but FGM remains a dangerous and…16 Jul 2025