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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I rise to deal particularly with the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, and support, in as far as it goes, the good intentions of his amendment. I say “as far as…05 Sept 2023HANSARDDementia DiagnosisI thank the Minister for his response. There has been some hopeful news regarding dementia in recent months that suggests that we are potentially on the cusp of new treatments…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDementia DiagnosisTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the Alzheimer’s Society report Improving access to a timely and accurate diagnosis in…04 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 268C, which is in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, who has been so proactive in this area. The amendment seeks to clarify…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023The approach taken to this statutory instrument, both in this House and when it was introduced earlier this week in another place, has very much been one of, “No worries, there’s…19 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanMy Lords, this was a key element of the kept animals Bill, which has now, sadly, been shelved. The Minister indicated that he intended and hoped that this would be brought forward…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this amendment was tabled by my noble friend Lord Morrow, who sends his apologies. He is unable to attend today and has asked me to move it in his place. I beg to move.03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill03 Jul 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Indeed, the noble Baroness was right to refer to it, but the issue is that this SI does not touch on the main recommendations of the Gillen report. It made specific…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise to support not only Amendment 103 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Morrow, but any and all the amendments in this group. This is for two principal…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I speak as a former Education Minister for Northern Ireland. I will keep my remarks relatively succinct, because a lot of the substantive ground has been covered by my…28 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, within any democracy it is healthy and appropriate that people have a battle of ideas and their own thoughts and opinions. People are perfectly entitled to their own…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, first, my colleagues and I associate ourselves with the earlier remarks noting and indeed supporting real victims of the Troubles. It is important that they are at the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Services: Huntington’s DiseaseMy Lords, there is also a great deal of evidence that Huntington’s disease can be one of the conditions which can lead to dementia. It is a concern both in Huntington’s disease…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I also support the amendments in this group, but at the start I would perhaps add two caveats. I will make reference to, I think, five of the amendments, because I do…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as the proposer of Amendment 96, I have no problems with any of the other amendments in this group. I do not want to repeat the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker,…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe specific issue that was raised was about support for victims of human trafficking, which clearly is a devolved matter—or alternatively the legislation, for example, that was…12 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal WelfareIn relation to it being a devolved matter, there have been a number of occasions—as we saw recently with organ donation—when the Government have intervened on issues with regard…07 Jun 2023