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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWould the Minister accept that it is very difficult ever to think of circumstances in which it would be appropriate for a court to impose a respect order, with all the…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I have listened very carefully to the speeches from the noble Lords, Lord Murray and Lord Naseby. However, what they cannot avoid is that their amendment, by maintaining…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, the House is grateful to the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal for the clarity of her answers. Will she confirm that, once the ISC has decided that a document should be…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewWill the Minister acknowledge that what he rightly described as the shameful treatment of service men and women who are LGBT prior to 2001 ended only because of a judgment of the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very doubtful about Amendment 58. It would expand the role of the Victims’ Commissioner very substantially indeed if the Victims’ Commissioner is going to take…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I entirely agree with what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas has said. I shall add some observations. It is self-evident, as the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, says,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDGovernment Website: Registering a DeathMy Lords, will the Minister reflect on the fact that there are serious delays not just in the registration of deaths but in the operation of coroner’s inquests? The outgoing chair…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI suggest to the Minister that the answer to the noble Lord, Lord Harper, is very simple. An unfortunate person may have more than one inevitably progressive illness or disease,…06 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords—03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumI declare an interest as a former legal counsel of Shamima Begum—there are many of us in that position. The Minister has repeatedly stated that the existence of legal proceedings…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillHe can, but as I have already said, the difficulty is that, however sympathetic the guidance, the circumstances of the woman concerned have to be investigated in order to identify…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI take the noble Baroness’s point, and I very much sympathise with those who have been bereaved and who face such an investigation. However, there is a profound difference in what…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Committee will take its own view on whether I have answered the questions that have been put to me. I do not think that a reference to 1.5 million abortions really takes the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOf course Parliament should place a value on human life, but it should also, should it not, place a value on the interests of the unfortunate women who have, in the most…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI entirely understand and accept that the police will investigate many alleged possible offences in highly sensitive circumstances, but the issue that arises for Parliament, and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is an exceptionally difficult issue because of the conflicting interests, which cannot, in my view, be balanced. The first is that under existing law, many women…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. That is a shocking story, but nothing in Clause 191 would affect the criminal liability of the man who behaved in such a…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, but this is simply not a controversial issue. Clause 191 says that “no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy”. It simply does not…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan I assist the noble Baroness? Clause 191 is perfectly clear in that no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy. It simply does not affect the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness began by asking about my experiences. I do not really want to talk about my personal experiences, except to say that those I have loved have faced a terminal…30 Jan 2026