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HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy Lords, I have £50 billion in my back pocket. In 11 years’ time, my noble friend the Minister and every Member of this House will be able to get to Birmingham 20 minutes faster.…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesMy Lords, I ought to declare an interest, in that I do not like electric bikes or electric scooters, so at least noble Lords know where I am coming from. Being stationary at a red…09 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Domestic Visitor LevyMy Lords, I ask a question by way of clarification. Will I have to pay this levy when I go up to watch my beloved Manchester United every week?16 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the Committee prepared to hear me?06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI apologise. Yes, the word is “suffocated”—he was suffocating as his lungs began to fade.06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, can I address the Committee on a personal note? My late brother-in-law suffered from muscular dystrophy, a horrendous progressive disease that many noble Lords may have…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you. I apologise to the Front Bench about that. The problem was, in the later part of his life, his lungs began to give way. I remember him saying to me, in the last two or…06 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in my experience, the fastest and most dangerous group of cyclists are Deliveroo and Uber Eats riders. That would be the case because they have to get as many deliveries…20 Jan 2026HANSARDElection LawMy Lords, I remember attending the Law Commission, some 10 years ago if not more, when it promised to bring forward a new electoral registration Act, together with a review of the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I listened very carefully to what the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, said. She has put an enormous amount of work into the background of this Bill. One thing she did not…14 Nov 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: Online Hate and RacismTomorrow evening, Aston Villa will be playing Maccabi Tel Aviv. What steps are the Government taking to monitor the possible antisemitic statements that may appear in the press…05 Nov 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillMy Lords, thank you very much for allowing me to speak in the gap. I fully support this Bill and congratulate my noble friend Lord Brennan on it. The comments from the noble Lord,…24 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I also thank Matthew Burton and the clerks who have been involved in this behind the scenes. I am not in favour of this amendment. The way the Bill is drafted is very…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]I support what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and my noble friends Lord Bassam and Lord Stansgate have said. But my noble friend Lord Bassam’s question is crucial: how far…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support what the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, said. When I was looking at the amendments last night, I wrote in the margin, on this amendment “restricts future…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Holmes, has a massive smile on his face at the moment, and it just strikes me immediately that, with proposed new subsection (2), he is using the Bill as a…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]I am a complete newbie to a Special Public Bill Committee, but I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for all his leadership and help in looking after all of us as…03 Feb 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I specifically remember this as it involved Manchester United. It is propitious that the noble Lord, Lord Johnson, has arrived as it was his brother, the then Prime…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am a very happy Manchester United fan. The last few minutes of yesterday’s game were bliss; they reminded us of what happened in 1999 when we won the treble. I rise to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Do you think I should get up and answer that?16 Dec 2024