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HANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionMy Lords, I wish to raise a personal issue. For about three months now, I have been plagued by complaints from members of the public who have seen videos and digital images…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDRare Cancers: Diagnosis and TreatmentMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s attempt to get early treatment is commendable, and we are glad to hear what the Government are saying, but does she agree that one problem is that…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationBefore the Minister sits down, I wonder whether she would be kind enough to answer one question for me. The figures that I presented on embryo freezing show that there were 909…04 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, I would like to come down to earth a little bit. First of all, I suggest that infertility is not a disease; it is actually a symptom of something wrong, and that is the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is with great pleasure that I follow the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. I want to offer something of importance to all women. A newborn girl has around 1 million eggs at birth…20 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Baroness and I are relatively unique in that we were two of the 12 members of the Lords Select Committee panel that looked at the Bill. One issue that we found on our…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the noble Lord aware that virtually no specialism has 100% of those posts filled? In fact, in most cases in the UK, as can be checked using the recent figures from the…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just ask this question. I am genuinely a very simple doctor, and I do not really understand this problem. It is clearly a problem in ways that I think are humanitarian. At…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful that the Chief Whip will offer me the chance to speak for a couple of minutes. We have always agreed that this is an expert House, and it helps to make…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wonder whether my noble friend the Minister might be able to help me. I presume that the Government would look at the extensive literature that is available in medical and…13 Mar 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I too am a little bit concerned about unintended consequences. It is a real pleasure to see my noble friend Lord Darzi in his place, because I hope he will have comments…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, it is an honour to support the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada. The best surgical training I had was with a Maltese surgeon, who was absolutely fantastic and taught me…12 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThe NHS is a complex organisation which is going to be rapidly changing, with increasing issues regarding its employees and all sorts of new technologies that will develop in a…12 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWould the noble Lord agree that the word is “suffocated”, rather than “die”?06 Feb 2026HANSARDBaby Milk Powder: CereulideMy Lords, I have in the past given notice to the Minister about this, with regard not to milk but to other issues: for example, where small humans, such as embryos or babies, come…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025Does the noble Lord accept that proper animal research goes on well beyond laboratories, in fields and many other places? He underestimates the issue in considering laboratories;…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025My Lords, I declare an interest as having been in this House a little longer than the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I have great respect for many of the things that she has said,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have the greatest respect for the noble Viscount, but I fear there is a difference between speaking in theory and practical reality. I want to point out that I have…02 Feb 2026