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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Medical Nuclear Radioisotopes

"My Lords, I am pleased to take part in this short debate. All the important issues were covered by the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, in her brilliant, comprehensive speech—but not by me, as they say, so I will repeat them.

The noble Baroness is right that it is time urgently …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Medical Nuclear Radioisotopes

"I know that intervening on the Minister is unusual in a short debate, but we are not exactly short of time. I think the Minister said that if we had a reactor, it would be a useful addition. It would not be a useful addition; it is a necessity. She …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 03 Nov 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. The point I am making is slightly different. If I had my way, I would ban cigarette sales completely, but I …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, if the nicotine contained in the vapes is not extracted from tobacco, where is it coming from?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"It comes from tobacco...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"May I join the argument? The noble Earl is quite right: there is a synthetic nicotine product, which is manufactured chemically. So you can have nicotine that is not a tobacco product. However, as far as we know, most of the nicotine used in vapes is derived from tobacco.

By …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, I support this amendment. We know that nicotine is highly addictive. In fact, it is one of the most addictive substances there is, even in small quantities. The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, made the point that people use it for cessation of tobacco or cigarette smoking. That is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Oct 2025
MBRRACE-UK Report 2025

"My Lords, we have another MBRRACE report and the same message. Black women are at twice the risk of dying and Asian women have a higher incidence than white women, and we are not addressing the issues that lead up to these deaths in these minority groups. Can the Minister …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Oct 2025
HIV: Testing and Medical Care

"My Lords, every time we have debated this subject, we have acknowledged the difficulty in identifying at-risk people who do not come forward to be tested for HIV. One such group of people are those who go to pharmacies or GPs to get a prescription for PrEP medication. What information …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2025
European Framework Programme 10

"My Lords, can I ask the Minister one broad question? Would the Government, in assessing FP 10, take into consideration the success in research that British universities have had since we joined, even recently, the Horizon programme? For example, Imperial College has a direct grant of about £180 million and …..."
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