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HANSARDHealth InequalitiesFrom this complacent Minister’s replies already, one would think that health inequalities in England were improving, not widening. Last year, 11,000 people, including 312…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Harris, and to speak on the behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition. As set out in the explanatory note, the statutory instrument means…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentWe can tell that we are in the dying days of the Government ahead of a general election, because they always resort to dog-whistle rhetoric. Nobody on either side of the House…27 Jun 2023HANSARDLegal Aid Means Test Review: Domestic Abuse VictimsExtending legal aid eligibility to 2 million extra people is great, but eligibility is not the same as access to legal aid services, which have been collapsing in the last 18…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, but the logic does not flow. There is a Government Bill. Why is she now saying that the Government will rely on private Members’…21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for setting out what is really happening here, because we know there is not only broad support for this Bill in the country but massive,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I thank my hon. Friend for bringing this Government Bill back to the Floor of the House so that Members can decide whether to proceed with it. The point is that this Government…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodIt is good to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I commend the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Suzanne Webb) for securing this crucial debate and for all the work that she and others in…21 Jun 2023HANSARDSmokefree 2030 TargetIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. At 9.30 am, it would have been a pleasure to see anybody in the Chair. I place on the record my thanks to you and Mr Evans for…20 Jun 2023HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe Foreign Secretary knows that there are concerns across the House of Commons about the involvement of Iranian state-based actors here in the United Kingdom and their threats…13 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, and to respond to this debate on behalf of the shadow Health and Social Care team. I begin by…13 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsAbsolutely—the virtual Parliament hid a multitude of sins. I know that as somebody who struggled with long covid through that period. Many people would not have known just how ill…13 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Business Needs: Skills DevelopmentThe reality is that almost 4 million fewer adults have taken part in learning since 2010, there are 200,000 fewer apprenticeship starts over the last decade, and part-time…12 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportOf course we need facilities in every part of England, but the fact is that after 13 years, too many parts of England are falling behind. We know that the mental health crisis in…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportIt is a pleasure to close the debate on behalf of the shadow health and social care team. We have had a thorough debate and we have heard some heartbreaking, harrowing and…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranAs always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) on securing this crucial debate,…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The problem is that Iran is a disruptive force in large parts of the globe; it seeks to destabilise and undermine political deals bringing…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranThe hon. Gentleman is right that we cannot do this alone: we have to work with allies and, because of the global reach of the IRGC, he is absolutely right that we must have a…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportI will not give way. We have heard enough from the right hon. Lady, supporting her “Through the Looking-Glass” amendment which bears no relation to the reality. As we have heard…07 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Waiting Times and OutcomesAs my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant) pointed out, the brutal truth is that the Tories have consistently missed England’s cancer treatment target since 2013.…06 Jun 2023