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HANSARDCabinet Manual: Guidelines for Government FormationMy Lords, over the past 27 years, the Parliaments of Scotland and Wales have functioned well after elections in which no party has had a single majority, but in similar…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesMy Lords, immediately prior to the last general election, the then government party decided to increase the maximum expenditure by political parties standing in every seat in…01 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I am mindful of the irony of raising issues of democracy in what is now an entirely appointed Chamber. My expectation when I entered the House in 1999 was that there…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am mindful of the irony of raising issues of democracy in what is now an entirely appointed Chamber. My expectation when I entered the House in 1999 was that there…18 May 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, who deserves much personal credit for his work on these issues. The noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, and I…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I oppose Amendment 1 and the associated amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Murray of Blidworth, because I believe wholeheartedly that a country free from the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, with respect, I am not part of any extreme fringe, and the views I have enunciated are shared almost entirely by the medical profession in this country. For decades, the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I hear some responses from the Benches next to me who disagree with this. I hope, however, that they will consider carefully the arguments that I am making, and those…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, my Amendments 129 and 133 would place a duty on the Government to consult on whether health warnings should appear not just on cigarette packets or the inserts within…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNHS: Corridor CareMy Lords, my mother-in-law, Molly, is 110.04 Feb 2026HANSARDNHS: Corridor CareI shall pass on your Lordships’ best wishes to her. Last year, she was taken ill and the ambulance took her to a Liverpool hospital in the early afternoon, but, after some tests,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of transparency required for the funding of think tanks, including in relation to funding from abroad.04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingMy Lords, for 25 years, political parties have had to declare their significant sources of income, but so-called think tanks that promote the causes of some political parties, and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: CancellationMy Lords, there has been all-party consensus on the postponement of elections in the past—for example, in World War II, for foot and mouth disease, and for Covid—but there was no…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, given the recent warnings to parliamentarians about Chinese intelligence officers seeking to cultivate relationships with them, and the evidence that we have of Chinese…12 Jan 2026HANSARDVaccine Health Technology AssessmentMy Lords, some weeks ago, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, tabled a Written Question on this subject. With great respect to the Minister, her response was not a…08 Jan 2026HANSARDWheelchair and Community Equipment StrategyMy Lords, I declare my interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers for the last five years. Before that, for 10 years I was director of…11 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Wheelchair ServicesMy Lords, I declare an interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers. As a teenager, I pushed my mother everywhere in a wheelchair; we had to…24 Nov 2025HANSARDElection LawMy Lords, the Representation of the People Acts sought to create a level playing field for constituency campaigning, but they no longer do so as a result of the legislation of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDHillsborough LawMy Lords, in a television documentary about Kenny Dalglish, the man known in my home city as King Kenny reveals how he was contacted by Mr Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of…13 Nov 2025