🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. He will know Northern Ireland extremely well, and he will know that there are at least five councils of Northern Ireland that do not implement the covenant. What do you have when your veterans lose out? You end up with a two-tier system where, across the rest of the United Kingdom, the covenant is very much rolled out. There is an opportunity in...
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My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. He will know Northern Ireland extremely well, and he will know that there are at least five councils of Northern Ireland that do not implement the covenant. What do you have when your veterans lose out? You end up with a two-tier system where, across the rest of the United Kingdom, the covenant is very much rolled out. There is an opportunity in...
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My Lords, the Armed Forces Bill comes before the House at a very important time in the history of our nation. The threats facing our country are the most complex there have been for many decades. War continues to rage in Ukraine, which is a reminder that our country’s defence cannot be taken for granted. We need to invest properly in our Armed Forces. This starts with giving our brave Armed...
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My Lords, the Armed Forces Bill comes before the House at a very important time in the history of our nation. The threats facing our country are the most complex there have been for many decades. War continues to rage in Ukraine, which is a reminder that our country’s defence cannot be taken for granted. We need to invest properly in our Armed Forces. This starts with giving our brave Armed...
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My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 38A and 38B in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Weir. The amendment before the Committee in my name would require that this Government “shall seek to permit limited commercial and chartered flights for British Chagossians to and from Diego Garcia, using the existing runway facilities”, and is of great importance. Like many colleagues have...
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My Lords, I support Amendment 48 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, which seeks to protect individuals from being pressurised into assisted death. As the Bill stands, references to coercion and pressure in Clause 1 are strictly related to coercion and pressure coming from “any other person”. Amendment 48 would remove these three words and broaden out the whole understanding...
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My Lords, the Armed Forces do a remarkable job keeping the people of this United Kingdom safe and secure in an ever-changing and increasingly dangerous world. We owe them a great debt of gratitude for their courage and their devotion to duty. The sacrifices of our Armed Forces at home and abroad must never be forgotten. I congratulate the Minister on the way he has presented the Bill to the...
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My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak to the amendment to the Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, who has provided an excellent analysis of the issues facing businesses in Northern Ireland. Since the outset of the United Kingdom’s negotiations with the European Union, there has always been the potential for significant economic damage to be inflicted on one part of this...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 28 October 2025 (HL10911), what evidence the Clinical Panel considered in their 2021 review of the Clinical Commissioning Policy: Gastroelectrical stimulation for gastroparesis, published in 2016.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many gastroparesis patients have received gastric electrical stimulation by the NHS in England in each of the past five years.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to utilise industrial capacity in Northern Ireland to support the defence investment plan.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the defence investment plan.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to maintain the place of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current fuel supplies in the UK; and what discussions they have held with forecourt operators about securing supplies of petrol and diesel.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of clinical trials of donanemab and lecanemab for treating Alzheimer's conditions; and whether they plan to provide those drugs through the NHS.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current supply of carbon dioxide for food production and preservation; and what steps they are taking to ensure adequate supplies of carbon dioxide.
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