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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Sater, my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier and the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, for tabling Amendment 68. We agree with the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to what the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, had to say, and indeed to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I encourage the Minister to listen with care…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for bringing forward their amendments…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I find that an interesting reply. No reasons are given other than that this is novel. The provisions in Clause 3 are themselves novel, and all we ask is that where a…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendment 35, standing in both my name and that of my noble and learned friend Lord Keen of Elie, would insert a new clause into the Bill to extend the safeguarding…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I apologise for organising my notes here—I have been listening hard. I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this group, which concerns the operation of…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate and to the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Goudie, for bringing forward the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who contributed to this short but thoughtful debate, particularly the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. This debate has…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, in my name and that of my noble and learned friend Lord Keen, seek to ensure that the Bill lives up to its purpose in the name of victims.…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 581A. It reads: “In the event that the assisting professional has doubts as to the person’s capacity for the purposes of subsection (5)(a), the…06 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisoners for Palestine: Hunger StrikesMy Lords, further to the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Hain, in the absence of clear statutory guidance on how to balance prisoners’ autonomy with the duty of care, what…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I can be truly short here and it is further to a point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. Many of us are concerned about subtle pressure and coercion. It…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 82 and 83A in particular, which were advanced by my noble friend Lord Polak, who could not be here after 4 pm today, and I said that I would speak…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am surprised by that because mesothelioma is an illness or disease caused by the injury—and that injury has been inflicted by the wrongdoing.30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will follow my noble friend and, I hope, be reasonably concise. I asked for my Amendment 829 to be grouped with these amendments as it covers the same substantive…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Russell, is the Minister confident that TikTok can be trusted when looking at the interests of children and young…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, with his vast experience, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, with hers. My point is a simple one, which, as a…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI agree entirely with the noble Lord. That is why at the start, perhaps briefly and elliptically, I talked about bad agencies and people. That is not the health service’s primary…23 Jan 2026