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HANSARDCohabitation Rights Bill [HL]My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, who has pursued this issue with—if I may say so—characteristic persistence and conviction over many…17 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lord, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, not only for introducing this Bill but for decades of tireless work exposing some of the gravest human rights…17 Jul 2026HANSARDCohabitation Rights Bill [HL]I am sorry. I did slip into that. I know that sometimes people say “the noble Lord”; I was not trying to be rude or forget that the Minister is in fact a noble Baroness. I hope…17 Jul 2026HANSARDMilitary Conflicts: International LawMy Lords, like noble and learned Lord the Attorney-General, I want to take a moment to pay brief tribute to the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern. He was a great Conservative, a great…07 Jul 2026HANSARDAntisemitismMy Lords, is not one of the dangers of discussing antisemitism today that we still think about the problem coming from the far right? Increasingly, however, virulent antisemitism…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her speech outlining the Government’s legislative programme for the new Session in the area of justice and home affairs. I was…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her speech outlining the Government’s legislative programme for the new Session in the area of justice and home affairs. I was…18 May 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksMy Lords, I know that the Minister takes this matter very seriously and he knows that I have the highest personal regard for him. However, the problem with taking questions on a…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this has, I can say without qualification, proven to be one of the most contentious Bills that has come before your Lordships’ House in this Session and perhaps, indeed,…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I hope the Committee will forgive my brevity—I will focus on the few amendments I have tabled in this group. As the Committee has heard, many of the amendments relate to…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I first take a moment to say from the Front Bench how wonderful it is to see my noble and learned friend Lady Prentis of Banbury—who was here a moment ago.20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCausation is denied. My noble and learned friend can read it in Hansard , and I spoke to her outside. It is a testament to her dedication that she has been following this on TV. I…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, got a complete answer to her very interesting question. I remind the Committee that she asked what the powers of the Welsh…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, we have focused in this debate on the role of the independent advocate, but of course many of the underlying concerns arise with regard to protections for various…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWe all know what we are talking about here, but yes, absolutely. This all goes back to the fundamental point of the Bill. I am addressing this point because the hypothesis is that…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI appreciate the time, but we are dealing with cases in which we may be extraditing our citizens in circumstances where they may not have a fair trial abroad. I read the letter…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am asking a question. It seems that only three noble Lords are entitled to speak in this debate. New paragraph (b) says that “the person would be so entitled unless a court in…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Blencathra for opening the debate on this group. He is right that we should consider carefully how the most vulnerable will be…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I approach this amendment in a largely exploratory spirit, because it raises an interesting and increasingly relevant question about the role artificial intelligence…30 Jan 2026