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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, for her amazing dedication to her patients. That is beyond question. I hope we are united as a House in paying due…14 Nov 2025HANSARDThink Work First: The Transition from Education to Work for Young Disabled People (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and I commend her and her committee members on producing such an important and well-considered…04 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, on his insightful and authoritative maiden speech. As missiles slam into a kindergarten and little children are heard…31 Oct 2025HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Black of Brentwood for his indefatigable championing of this crucial issue. I will not repeat the strong arguments that he and others…16 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it was a day much like any other when I was diagnosed. A busy day at the office was followed by a hospital appointment to find out why, within months, my face had, in…19 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I have listened carefully to the remarks made, and I thank my noble friend Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for making such a compelling case. If…22 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords, the Minister has very kindly said that she will write to my noble friend Lord Kamall about fracture liaison services. I declare an interest as someone with a rather…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSelf-driving Vehicles: Disabled PassengersMy Lords, yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister spoke in the other place of the importance of getting disabled people into work. I ask the Minister in what way the retro, ad hoc…19 Jun 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: DyscalculiaMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, on securing this debate. I also thank her for educating us. I have to confess that I had never heard of dyscalculia before…04 Jun 2025HANSARDAssistive TechnologyMy Lords, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology recently recommended the creation of a centre for assistive technology to pull together the strands of…20 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 275C in the name of my noble friend Lady Coffey. I apologise to noble Lords that this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill. I thank my noble…15 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lemos. I also congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Peterborough on her important maiden speech. The…09 May 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Cryer, for securing this debate. I declare an interest as a past trustee for the Council of Christians and Jews—the CCJ—a wonderful…07 May 2025HANSARDProsthetics for AmputeesMy Lords, it is an honour to follow my noble friend Lord Mackinlay of Richborough. I thank him for securing this important debate and draw courage from the example that he sets,…01 May 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 36 and 38 in the name of my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond and his co-sponsors. I thank them for their powerful speeches. For the benefit of…02 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 90E in the names of my noble friend Lady Mobarik and her eclectic range of cross-party sponsors. I congratulate her on the eloquent and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 8 and 9 in this group, in the name of my noble friends Lord Minto and Lady Goldie and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich.…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 30 in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran and the noble Lord, Lord Storey. In doing so, I should explain that leaving Clause 5 out of the Bill is…18 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, on getting her Bill to this stage. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for signalling opposition to the…14 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, I start by echoing the praise of the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for our hereditary colleague and my noble friend Lord De Mauley. I thank him and his committee for…06 Mar 2025