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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL]

"I too start by declaring my interest as a Chelsea season ticket holder, and while I will not speak too long about Chelsea’s Club World Cup success, I will note that three of the four big European and world tournaments were won by English clubs—I can even say that half …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"I was very happy to add my name to this amendment as someone also with personal experience. My noble friend Lord True set out three principles which I think we would all agree with. I think there is a fourth: meritocracy. The best person selected for a position should be …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Online Abuse: Protection for Children

"Given that children are among the most vulnerable users online and are often disproportionately affected by online harms, it is notable that none of the eligibility criteria of the super-complaints mechanism recognise or require expertise on online safety relating to children. Are the Government prepared to address this oversight?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2025
Primary and Community Care

"Building on a point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, and others, there are many examples where the ideal place to do a diagnostic test is in a primary care setting. Urinary tract infections are a typical example of that, because you can solve it quickly in that setting, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Ofcom: Protection of Children Codes

"The New Zealand Education Minister says that its school smartphone ban has led to more engagement and less cyberbullying. With Ofcom warning that harmful content often reaches children through algorithmic feeds on smartphones, can the Minister give one positive reason why we should allow smartphones to continue to be used …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 May 2025
Science and Innovation: Alan Turing Institute

"I am sure the Minister would agree that, if we are to continue to be the tech superpower, we need regulatory clarity, institutional continuity and competitive energy costs. Does he therefore share our concern that, in all three areas, we are losing ground?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I rise to speak to the Motion standing in the name of my noble friend Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. Her amendments fall into two categories, and we support her in all of them. I start by joining the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and others in paying tribute …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 May 2025
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Treatments

"A lot of the challenges in testing the efficacy of some medicines lie in measuring the progression of the disease. That is mainly done verbally and, as we all know, people have good days and other not-so-good days, so measuring the progression and impact of the treatment is hard. As …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Apr 2025
Electrocardiogram Screening

"My Lords, I took part in a parliamentary rugby game with the noble Lord, Lord Addington, at Twickenham a couple of weeks ago, where, unfortunately, one of our players collapsed on the pitch with a heart attack. He would not be with us today if there were not someone who …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Mar 2025
NHS England Update

"As a former Health Minister, I too welcome this move, but the devil is in the detail. The point made about the NHS regions is completely right: that is another layer which will stop hospitals being freed up in the way the Secretary of State said he wants to happen. …..."
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