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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, on 9 October 2000, my parents-in-law, Jack and Ruth Lowy, committed joint suicide. He was dying and she had decided to accompany him on this last journey. Jack was born…12 Sept 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy Lords, a headline in today’s Times states that antisemitism on UK campuses is getting out of control. This is hardly news—it has been out of control for many years, it is just…07 May 2025HANSARDSchools: Mobile PhonesMy Lords, it was joy to listen to the excellent maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and we look forward to her future contributions. In thanking the noble Baroness,…28 Nov 2024HANSARDDiets: FatMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McColl, for securing this short debate. It is certainly of the moment, but I come at this issue from a slightly different viewpoint. I am…31 Oct 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee ReportMy Lords, I have had the honour to sit on many committees of your Lordships’ House; some were good, some not so good. This committee and its investigation into autonomous weapon…19 Apr 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, 6 October saw Israel approaching the zenith of its dreams. Following the initial success of the Abraham accords, full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia were…05 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, five weeks ago I was at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on the Israel-Gaza border. Hamas had ransacked the place. It did not take much to imagine the carnage and depravity that took…08 Feb 2024HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, if it were not for tips, I probably would not be standing here today. In the mid-1960s, I was living in New York, studying for my master’s degree in business…03 Mar 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, they say that there is no such thing as a free lunch. When it comes to the social media companies, that is certainly true. Google Search is free, as are Facebook,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for drawing your Lordships’ attention to the three-year campaign we had on payday lending, which in the end won. We removed a…30 Jan 2023HANSARDBattery Strategy (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, despite the ravages of Covid and the requirement for much of this report to be compiled remotely, the noble Lord, Lord Patel, has done a masterly job in leading us to…23 Nov 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)My Lords, like most noble Lords, I am absolutely thrilled to see Lord Puttnam here today on the steps of the Throne. His wisdom and fingerprints are all over this cracking report…11 Mar 2022HANSARDIsrael and Palestine: United States’ Proposals for PeaceMy Lord, the noble Baroness, Lady Tonge, is to be thanked for introducing this debate. My wife Hannah and I have just returned from an amazing holiday. We went to Colombia for a…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for introducing the debate, and in particular for starting off by referring to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. He may be…20 Jun 2019