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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI accept that that is the argument made by the noble and learned Lord. However, the argument I am trying to make here in a limited time is about public opinion and its effect and…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI begin by making apology to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury. When I was shouting to be heard, I did not realise that she was standing. I apologise for…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I accept the spirit of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, so I shall be very brief. I support the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, in her…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I was deeply interested by the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser, and her amendment. I would like to confirm from personal experience that a young man very well…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs I understand it, the noble Baroness is talking about various possible options. Would she think it a good idea if the doctor were free to advise the patient to stop eating?13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am perhaps imagining the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, as a quivering wreck. If that is how she feels, you can imagine what it is like for most of us when we face our doctors, so…13 Mar 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I much admired the speech by the noble Earl, Lord Devon, but I must say that I did not agree with him. He spoke with his wonderful customary elegance and idiosyncrasy,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I take the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and other noble Lords about courtesy in relation to our proceedings. It would be helpful for those of us who are…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. In the short time we have, I will take up and apply what she has been saying in relation to one country and…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I of course agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, that there are many different motives for killing yourself, but we are talking about making a law here. It is…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillPerhaps I may follow up on the very sad story from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, of her mother and how she died. This would not be considered to be suicide under the law, as I…06 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Chief Whip for his, as always, very kind and helpful explanations. I have a further point to raise, because I think it affects the proceedings…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said that this was at the heart of the Bill, in the sense that I think he is right; it illustrates one of the Bill’s great…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, who speaks from great experience and professional knowledge, made a very clear case about how the assisted dying navigator is quite outside…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe point that is being missed was made by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, and it is the problem with what the noble Lord, Lord Winston, was saying. Can the noble Lord respond to…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillForgive me if I have misunderstood the noble and learned Lord, but what about the situation in which the patient does not die, is conscious and says, “I still want to die”? What…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe patient could say, if capable of action after having woken up from taking the poison, “I want more poison, give me some”. If that happened, what would the doctor’s duty be?23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I 100% support the motive behind the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, and what the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and others have just said, but my question…23 Jan 2026