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HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I broadly welcome this Bill, but I shall focus on the things that particularly interest me. The Government have announced that they have “commissioned … UK Sport to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, while there is a lot to be welcomed in the Government’s proposed new legislation, I will focus on further and higher education, especially skills and apprenticeships.…19 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I only want to challenge the point that was made that the Bill suggests that six months is inevitable. It does not do that at all. In fact, all Clause 7 says is that if…20 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, as somebody once said, at this stage in the debate, anything that can be said has already been said, but not by everyone. I find myself in that position so, if I repeat…06 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have not spoken in this debate before, but the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, last week made me want to do so. He reminded us that: “Nobody could say…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy name was on the list. I checked last week and my name was on there.06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you. I checked before I left, so I am puzzled. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, referred to situations where, as set out in the Bill, “‘the person has an inevitably progressive…06 Feb 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I was born a Jew and I am proud to be a Jew, albeit a non-practising one. This has been an amazing debate, and I want to pay tribute the right reverend Prelate—I did not…26 Jan 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am sorry. I will endeavour to keep my remarks short. I did not realise that I had to put my name down. Anyway, when I was 15 years old, I came across a book, The Scourge of the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic/Private Partnerships: SharesMy Lords, I have had some experience of this, given that my union was involved when BT was privatised in 1984. That was a successful public/private partnership; it is a shame that…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as somebody once said at this stage in the debate, “Everything that can be said has already been said”, and then added, “But not by everyone”. I am the everyone, if you…19 Sept 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareMy Lords—22 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS England: Staff CostsMy Lords, it has been decided that it is no good just throwing more money at the NHS; you have to reform it at the same time. Is that not an important factor—the need to reform…21 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. I declare some previous experience: I was a member of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body and I went to Iraq and…18 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025I am winding up. I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, can give me an assurance that there will be jobs in the British clothing industry.18 Jul 2025HANSARDInternational Vaccine Programmes: FundingMy Lords, are the Government aware that we have a serious vaccine crisis in this country? It started with Covid. There is a lot of disinformation. Measles, mumps, rubella and a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to this amendment and I have not spoken in this debate yet. Here are a few facts about myself. I am a secular Jew. One of my cousins was lucky to survive…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I do not doubt that those people are acting in good faith; they just happen to be wrong. I can give noble Lords an assurance that my noble friend will not go home to a…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillSorry, Secretary of State.11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy apologies; I have to be careful with my words on this issue. I oppose the amendment. We have heard these arguments before, quite frankly. I oppose it not because I do not think…11 Jun 2025