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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Oct 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"I thank the Minister for his response. I do not believe that offences for GPs and other doctors involving competent adults are comparable with offences for front-line staff dealing with incapacitated adults or children. The noble Earl indicated that they are somehow comparable, and that because there has not been …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Oct 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"I understand what the noble Earl is saying but we need to discuss how we take this forward and what we do at Third Reading. With that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Jul 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I support the Bill of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, and I will respond to a few of the concerns expressed by the Bill’s opponents. I am very saddened to find a number of people who I greatly respect on the other side of this argument.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 27 Jun 2014
Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL]

"I rise to contribute briefly to this important debate and most particularly to applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for taking the initiative to raise awareness of the urgent need for reform of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. As she said, modern marriages are very different from those of the …..."
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Written Question
Euthanasia
Wednesday 18th June 2014

Asked by: Baroness Meacher (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying for people with a terminal illness.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government has not itself made any assessment of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Mar 2014
Assisted Suicide

"My Lords, I applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Jay, for tabling this Question and I express my gratitude to the former Director of Public Prosecutions for doing all that he could, within the constraints of the existing law, to recognise the fundamental principle of autonomy for patients and the right …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Dec 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Dec 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

"My Lords, Amendment 2 seeks to provide some protection for vulnerable people who have suffered unacceptably at the hands of a bailiff. The amendment provides complainants with access to the Legal Ombudsman if the internal complaints processes fail to resolve a dispute. I should make it clear that the Legal …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Dec 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I thank all those who have spoken. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Lucas and Lord Cormack, for their comments from the Conservative Benches. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, and I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield for his time in preparing to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 04 Dec 2012
Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

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