“My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, where I witnessed the pain of those whose fertility was impaired. This question is not about the transgender identity of adults. Anyone who turns it into a debate about that is distracting from the issue.”
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What they’ve said
“My Lords, this Bill is not the right mechanism that I would wish for the prevention and punishment of genocide. First, it asks the courts of the UK to do something they are not equipped to do. The most fundamental problem is evidential.”
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] · 2026-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I predict litigation on the scale of infected blood. The first principle of medical ethics is, “Do no harm”. This trial cannot avoid doing harm. I think parents will join me in asking the Minister to stop it.…”
Puberty Blockers Trial: Consent · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…issues that are not in accord with the root needs, but we have done it before, with Acts reforming the original Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, and we can do it again with a progressive government. Many of the patients are desperate, and the clinicians are competitive.”
Fertility Treatment Regulation · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Select Committee and produce a draft Bill, which is what happened the last time the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act was revised. It takes time but, if they do not start now, we will never get around to it. The Government need to draw on the expertise that was so evident in this House today.”
Fertility Treatment Regulation · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I chose education because that is where the current crisis of Jew hatred starts. There is a cancer at the heart of our education system: the antisemitism which the gracious Speech promised to tackle.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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