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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, who is a member of the Labour Party. With respect, I would like the Committee to listen.21 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—21 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and SudanMy Lords, I refer the House to my entry in the register of interests. In the Statement, the Foreign Secretary talked about the Manama dialogue in Bahrain. I was there, and I…19 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorMy Lords, I take issue with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. There is nothing synthetic about the fact that the Prime Minister has had to apologise for something he said he did not…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have every sympathy with the noble Lord, but I would like to thank the Chief Whip, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for his willingness to listen and to be flexible,…14 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipMy Lords, we need to have some reality. Why are we having this Statement at all? The Prescott report revealed that the BBC flagship programme, “Panorama”, had faked a video of…12 Nov 2025HANSARDAntisemitism: UniversitiesMy Lords, I register an interest in that my niece, Sophie Dunoff, is the chief executive of the University Jewish Chaplaincy—and grateful, of course, for the £500,000. We can all…29 Oct 2025HANSARDWestern Sahara ConflictMy Lords, the Moroccan Government have made massive investment into the Moroccan Sahara, as I will call it. I have visited Laayoune with colleagues and seen it. We know full well…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, on 6 May 2006, just prior to the Bill to legitimise assisted dying coming before Parliament, the late Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, published an op-ed entitled, The Jewish T…12 Sept 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025: ImplementationMy Lords, as everyone seems to be registering an interest, I will register one as a Liverpool football fan. Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, I am not alone. The transfer…03 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps, beyond the potential recognition of a Palestinian state, they are taking to support the development of the Palestinian territories,…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportI was at Kerem Shalom last week and saw full trucks going into Gaza and empty ones coming out. What talks have HMG had with COGAT to support the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,…01 Sept 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportMy Lords, I had not intended to speak and shamefully, I guess, I have not been involved in any of this area—we are all busy and get involved in many things. But listening to this…24 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS England: Staff CostsMy Lords, the Question was about the 50% reduction in staff costs in the NHS. Has the Minister or her department discussed this with resident doctors, who, shamefully, will…21 Jul 2025HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastMy Lords, I refer the House to my interests in the register. Will the Minister say where these sanctions get us? Together with a partial arms embargo, the refunding of UNRWA,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDCardiovascular IllnessesMy Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Booth, on securing the debate. After listening to his story, I am rather glad that we were able to listen to him today. I have…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I was not going to speak at all, and I will make this very short, because I am a great believer in this project and I support what the Minister has done. This amendment…11 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, I refer the House to my interests in the register. Truth matters. In the other place when the Statement was made, the following MPs repeated the lie that 14,000 babies…22 May 2025HANSARDAssistive TechnologyMy Lords, how will the Minister work with Department of Health colleagues to ensure that there are sufficient speech and language therapists, not just teachers, to enable this…20 May 2025HANSARDElectrocardiogram ScreeningMy Lords, “If there is anything I can do to save anyone else’s life, I really want to fight for that”—those are the brave words of Hilary Nicholls just weeks after her daughter,…22 Apr 2025