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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness is absolutely correct that it is the process. In the Bill, there would be two doctors who, after sitting down and discussing with the patient their…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the noble Baroness accept that, under the GMC, for any intervention that a doctor takes, they must explain to the patient the risks and the benefits and then ensure that the…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillJust to inform the noble Lord, I have tabled no amendments, I have made no point about what I wish or do not wish to see, and I am not the sponsor of the Bill. In relation to what…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not sure whether the noble Lord is aware that the GMC duties of a doctor are a legal requirement for a doctor to practise in the UK. The doctor therefore has to go through…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the noble Lord point out in the Bill any clause that moves away from the normal GMC duties of a doctor in terms of either consent or capacity? If the noble Lord could explain…23 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasMy Lords, what confidence do the Government have in the agency when the software upgrade that led to this issue took place in 2019 yet the Department for Transport was informed…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternal MortalityMy Lords, recent Health Service Journal investigative journalism has found that the Chief Midwifery Officer wrote to trusts last year identifying gross failures in home births…20 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenland: Proposed US TariffsMy Lords, if defence of diplomacy, as the Minister said, is the foremost approach of the Government, and to continue the line of questioning of my noble friend Lord Purvis, when…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYou cannot intervene on an intervention.16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe fact that somebody has a terminal diagnosis of six months automatically triggers SR1, so that part of the amendment is superfluous. There are things in amendments that…16 Jan 2026HANSARDExercise Pegasus 2025My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Feedback from local resilience forums suggests that they are now clearer about their roles…15 Jan 2026HANSARDIn-game Purchases: Protections for ChildrenMy Lords, the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Butler, pointed out that voluntary industry regulation was not working, and evidence now exists that that is the case. Are the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDUnited States: Withdrawal from International OrganisationsMy Lords, the Minister just needs to look behind her to see that faces behind her know that this is the wrong thing to do. While the Minister might suggest that it is for the…13 Jan 2026HANSARDSudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young PeopleMy Lords, to come back to the Question, 80% of those who died had no symptoms, which is why screening is important. The international comparison is Japan, which has done screening…05 Jan 2026HANSARDSudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young PeopleMy Lords, international evidence already exists. The evidence that the committee is using is pre pandemic—2019—but since 2024 evidence shows that there is only a 3% false positive…05 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessMy Lords, I do not believe for one moment that the Minister is complacent. In answer to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, the reason why the staff vaccination rate is…16 Dec 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for putting the Statement before us, but do so with a measure of frustration—a feeling shared by countless citizens. This frustration with the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDEmergency AdrenalineMy Lords, to be helpful to the Minister, I know she will not be able to give an absolute commitment at the Dispatch Box, but with the Government’s 10-year health plan focusing on…15 Dec 2025HANSARDEmergency AdrenalineMy Lords, following on from the previous question, new delivery methods are welcome but we need a workforce to implement them. As the noble Baroness said, it is concerning that…15 Dec 2025