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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, Amendments 141 and 143 would require the Government to consult on introducing health warnings on each individual cigarette by printing them on the cigarette papers.…03 Nov 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillBefore the Minister sits down, I note that I agree with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, if not all of them. He makes some good points about the different…24 Oct 2025HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, I too welcome the persistent, skilful and incredibly determined approach of the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, to achieve what is clearly needed—that is, the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, on securing this important debate. We have heard from her about the need to ensure that all infants…09 Sept 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillMy Lords, the expertise of many Members of your Lordships’ House in electoral law matters has once again been demonstrated in this debate. From these Benches, we supported the…05 Sept 2025HANSARDProstate CancerMy Lords, many men and their families should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Mott, for this debate, which will increase the profile of prostate cancer and illustrates the need…03 Sept 2025HANSARDVoting at 16To ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to lower the voting age to 16, and whether they will take steps to raise the proportion of young people registered to vote to the…24 Jul 2025HANSARD“Hillsborough Law”My Lords, hundreds of millions of pounds are being spent on public inquiries following deceitful conduct by police officers at Hillsborough and Orgreave and in the spy cops…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, the proposed change is welcome, and unless we change the voting age soon, young people may continue having to wait until they are 20 or 21 to cast their first vote in a…24 Jul 2025HANSARDWeight Loss MedicationMy Lords, I too am a user of Mounjaro, and I also helped facilitate the introduction of continuous glucose monitoring into the NHS. Is it not a fundamental problem that the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDSpecialty Medical TrainingMy Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for securing this debate and, as he said, it is an important issue that has been of concern for some years. It is…17 Jul 2025HANSARDHousebuilders: Information SharingMy Lords, the one-off payment of £100 million towards affordable housing is only about 3% of the operating profit of the five biggest housebuilders this year. Is this a relatively…15 Jul 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanMy Lords, continuous glucose monitoring and Mounjaro have helped me to come off insulin after 20 years of daily injections and have greatly improved my diabetic control. Such…26 Jun 2025HANSARDCardiovascular IllnessesMy Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Booth, for arranging this Question for Short Debate on cardiovascular disease and for sharing his emotional and personal…12 Jun 2025HANSARDElections: Political Party SpendingMy Lords, last week Elon Musk claimed that, without his $300 million donation, Trump would have lost the election. Does the Minister accept that democracy in this country should…09 Jun 2025HANSARDElections: Political Party SpendingTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to regulate spending by political parties on elections further, including by applying a national expenditure limit every…09 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth: Ultra-processed FoodMy Lords, in February last year, the British Medical Journal reported research involving 10 million people that found evidence highly suggestive of diets rich in ultra-processed…03 Jun 2025HANSARDMedical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025My Lords, I share some of the concerns raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. As the Minister so carefully explained, it is essential that we preserve the existing regulations…06 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, an argument we have heard over the years from those opposing measures to reduce the prevalence of smoking is that those who smoke are harming only themselves. But, as we…23 Apr 2025HANSARD“Hillsborough Law”My Lords, after the lies of the police at Hillsborough, embellished by the infamous front page of the Sun , why would the Government not insist on an enforceable duty of candour?…22 Apr 2025