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HANSARDBest Start Family HubsMy Lords, the Best Start Family Hubs offer an opportunity for positive progress. However, if we are to provide the most assistance to families, particularly those with SEND…10 Jun 2026HANSARDAlzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental DrugsMy Lords, early intervention can clearly be critical, but one of the barriers to early access, particularly to new drugs, is the current modelling of NICE. I think there is a…03 Jun 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. As he indicated, over 300 disability groups have expressed concerns about this. I do not think that a single disability group has come out…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is good to see the noble Baroness, Lady Prentis, back in her place, and I am sure the whole Committee welcomes her back. Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, I cannot…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 553B. It is one of a range of amendments I have tabled, which have been put into a number of groups, to try to deal with some of the…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is Amendment 553B. As part of that, the commissioner should offer a reasonable opportunity for the person to consult the advocate before a decision is made. Flowing from that,…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the names of my noble friend Lady Foster and others. It is right that we look to close the loophole. We need to look at how terrorists operate…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillDoes the noble Lord agree that, as we saw recently, it is also the extent to which, if we normalise the sense of terrorism, it feeds into future terrorism? To give an example of…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI was just going to say: fertile ground for the future.18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my amendment in this group, Amendment 200B. It would insert a new clause to say that care professionals are not permitted to raise the subject of…13 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026The noble Baroness referenced the good work of the Scotland Office in lobbying to ensure that Scotland was exempted. Does she agree that this stands in sharp contrast to the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026The noble Lord gave one of his key considerations as a test of economic fairness. Perhaps he could explain to the House how it is economically fair to have an 100% exemption for…12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to follow the noble Lord in what may be his valedictory speech. It is perhaps a little disappointing that it was on this SI, which seems…12 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerMy Lords, one of the problems that is faced—and it is not confined to maternity services but has been seen to be fairly acute within them—is a form of postcode lottery within the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to three amendments in this group, two of which stand in my name. The third is Amendment 128 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, which I have…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak to two amendments in my name in this group, Amendments 496A and 496F. At the outset, I want to give an apology to the sponsor and to the Committee as a whole, in…27 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026The Minister mentioned the prospect of maybe producing a draft order but seemed to indicate that the Government would not do so until they had certainty on the Scottish…10 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisoners for Palestine: Hunger StrikesMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, for the benefit of the absent noble Lord, Lord Russell, I will attempt to speak in a paperless fashion, which means that if I engage in verbal streams of consciousness I…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI appreciate the point the noble Baroness is making, but would she accept that the telemedicine is illegal in Northern Ireland? Pills by post is not an option, so the only route…02 Feb 2026