“My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Waldegrave, and his sweeping look at history and the constitution. The gracious Speech has a lot of legislation contained therein, but there are two omissions which I want to mention in passing.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism374th of 90510.5
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- Diabetes160th of 1992.0
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
- Palliative & end of life care430th of 5402.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
- Assisted dying294th of 3922.0
- Unpaid carers257th of 2962.0
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What they’ve said
“I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I agree that that is an important part of the Windsor Framework but, unfortunately, the current architecture of the framework is the product of a number of political developments to try to make it more workable for businesses and consumers.”
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report) · 2026-03-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 418 and to try to explain the rationale for the changes I have made since Committee. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Polak, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for adding their names in support of the amendment.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 460, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud—who very much regrets that she is unable to be here today—to which I am pleased to be a signatory.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-02-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendment 450 seeks to amend the current Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. I declare that I am an officeholder in the APPG on Counter Extremism, a member of the APPG on Terrorism and Security and, probably most importantly, a victim of terrorism.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The very existence of this piece of legislation gives legitimacy to those thoughts. By legalising assisted suicide, you de facto make the statement that some desires to end your life are justified. The guilt someone receiving care feels will never be isolated or separate from their desire for an assisted death.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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