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HANSARDGoods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I was just coming to the point of saying that—as the noble Lord, Lord Pack, pointed out—we are now seeing personal safety and road safety being sacrificed on the altar…09 Mar 2026HANSARDGoods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, is the noble Baroness able to answer my specific question? What contacts took place between her Government and the authorities in Northern Ireland, prior to the tabling…09 Mar 2026HANSARDGoods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Pack, but also quite annoying, because he has made about three-quarters of my speech, and with his customary…09 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions to this important debate, which goes to the heart of both public safety and the need for flexibility within…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI hate to interrupt the noble Lord, but Clause 91 gives the Secretary of State powers to regulate the substances that may be included in a relevant product. I am not proposing…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 125 and 134 in this group. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, for the support that she has indicated for them. On…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat point seems to me to be covered by the general power of the assisted dying commissioner under Schedule 1 to do anything that is appropriate or necessary for carrying out his…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to be addressing your Lordships’ Committee immediately after the lunch break. I have a number of amendments in this group which work together to do two…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes my noble friend agree that, given the surreptitious but none the less firm support that the current Prime Minister has shown for this Bill, it is almost impossible to believe…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief. I am grateful to all the noble Lords who spoke in this short and valuable debate. I tabled these amendments in the first place to give the noble…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly to my Amendment 134, which is a probing amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Weir, drew our attention to Clause 4(4), which sets out what he referred…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group, Amendments 926 and 929, which are related to each other. They are probing amendments related to Schedule 2 and the operation of the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDCyclists: SafetyMy Lords, coming back to the perennial topic of floating bus stops, when we debated the Bus Services Bill, the Government gave an undertaking through an amendment that they would…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. Concerning the debate about enforcement, as somebody who in the past had political responsibility for…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 3 and 12, which would have the effect that the regulations to be issued in relation to age verification should be made under the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, that is a disappointing response. I repeat that my amendment does not rest on any claim that this Bill is going to make a bad situation worse. I do not want to get into…24 Feb 2026