Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"My Lords, having listened to this debate, I am struck that there seems to be a fair bit of consensus. Thinking back to the arrangement of business discussion we had about the pace before this debate, I have listened to the number of people who quoted Kim Leadbeater and her …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"My Lords, I had not intended to say anything, but I was provoked—in a nice way—by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and his advice, which was well meant, to the sponsor of the Bill, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. I agree with him, but I think a bit …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"I have two points to make on that intervention from the noble Baroness. First, on several occasions the noble and learned Lord has made reference to quite a significant number of officials that he has had working with him, helping him draft clauses and so forth. If the argument is …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"The noble Baroness makes a very good point which illustrates the importance of being able to ask people questions directly rather than hearing reports of what they have said or seeing it on a video call. That is the importance of in-person conversation and the ability to ask questions and …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"I am grateful for that. The final point I want to make is that we had experience during the pandemic of too many vulnerable people, people with learning disabilities, having “do not resuscitate” notices put on them by doctors. I do not want to see a system where, if we …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"My Lords, in moving my Amendment 70, I will also speak to my Amendment 78 and to Amendment 829 from my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. The first two amendments were originally tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, who was unable to be here last week—although we …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Arrangement of Business
"My Lords, responding directly to that point, it is indeed true that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, wrote to some members yesterday. Sadly, I did not receive his letter directly from him, but it was forwarded to me. Part of the problem here, directly relating to the noble …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 30th January 2026
Asked by:
Lord Harper (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker for what reason access by Parliamentary pass holders to College Green was restricted for a period between 1100-1200 on Monday 19 January, and which Parliamentary official or office holder authorised this restriction.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The safety and security of all those who work on and visit the Parliamentary Estate is a top priority, with access controls in place to maintain this safety. Black Rod’s Office in the House of Lords work with The Serjeant at Arms’ Office and the Parliamentary Security Department to ensure that access, including the passage at College Green, is maintained wherever possible to allow for Parliamentary pass holders to have the access they need within the Estate and between parts of the Estate so that they can carry out their duties.
Access to College Green is managed by the House of Commons through the office of the Serjeant at Arms, in consultation with the Parliamentary Security Department. On the date in question, access was briefly impeded by a personal security operative working for an MP. The Office of the Serjeant at Arms has since reminded the MP of the established protocols to ensure that access is not impeded, restricted, or interrupted by security operatives or broadcast teams.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Erasmus+ Eligibility: Asylum Seekers
"My Lords, I very much support the inclusion in this programme of those who have successfully got refugee status in the United Kingdom, in order to strengthen their integration into our society. But can the Minister explain why it is also open to those still seeking asylum who have not …..."Lord Harper - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 29th January 2026
Asked by:
Lord Harper (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent Exercise Pegasus 2025 included members of both Houses of Parliament for oversight and scrutiny.
Answered by Baroness Merron
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Exercise PEGASUS, the largest simulation of a pandemic in United Kingdom history, aimed to test our ability to respond to a pandemic, involving all regions and nations of the UK and thousands of participants, including Government ministers.
The live-simulation elements of the exercise took place on three non-sequential days with the exercise testing actions and decision making at specific points in time during a pandemic.
We have continued to engage both Houses of Parliament on the progress of the exercise, including by two Written Ministerial Statements. This engagement will continue as we progress phase four of the exercise, and the final post-exercise report and findings.