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HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI will come on to discuss that very point. I think the noble Lord is referring to Article 25 of the treaty, on which it would be worth testing the Government more. Before getting…02 Dec 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I hesitate to interject at this late stage of Committee, but I just respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, who had concerns that many of the organisations giving…26 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is possible that future historians will assess Vladimir Putin as one of the most strategically incompetent dictators in Russian history. A man who intended to destroy…31 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, palliative care may not be the answer but it has to be part of the answer, and unfortunately that is just not the case across England and Wales as we speak today. It is…12 Sept 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, in trying to summarise the debate so far, I suggest, roughly speaking, that the sentiment of the House is huge support—with the exception of one contribution—for the…18 Jul 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Cancer Research UK, and it will not be surprising to learn that CRUK and I strongly support the Bill. Fundamentally, the tobacco…23 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill has been years in gestation, and we have heard, in Committee and on Report, that it is going to be years in implementation. The Government, not unreasonably,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]It was the shrinking share of mental health spend.02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response to Amendment 59. I accept that there are some philosophical differences of view that she expressed. However, I do not…02 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]I shall try to take less than three minutes, then, taking the lead from the Government Front Bench. There have been so many missed opportunities to have a secure, just and durable…14 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I have been inspired by the previous two contributions. I will briefly pick up a point that the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, made about Amendment 134 on the availability of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, building on many of the important points we have just heard, I will speak to Amendments 163 and 164 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Tyler of Enfield and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I also support Amendment 151 from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Whether such reporting should be specifically confined to community mental health services or be more…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Can I just make sure I heard the Minister correctly? I think he said the that one of the reasons it would not be appropriate to do as the noble Lord, Lord Bradley, suggested—that…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy, and the noble Lord, Lord Bradley, I too support the aim behind Clause 35, which is to ensure the speedy access to specialist mental…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I strongly support the amendments in this group, particularly that in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Howe, and the noble Lord, Lord Kamall. I share the concern, as I think I…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]For those of us who are not anywhere near as legally expert as the noble Lord whose wise deliberations we have just heard, could he clarify the amendment that talks specifically…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Very briefly on the question that the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, raised, the notion of supply-induced demand is a well-known phenomenon across health services. However, I have to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastGiven that the Minister has rightly said that there can be no role for Hamas, has he seen the well-sourced reports from independent news agencies—such as the one from Reuters…22 Jan 2025