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HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)I thank the hon. Lady.22 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementDoes the hon. Member agree that if the Government feel that some minimum income requirement is necessary or appropriate, it should never be greater than that necessary to render…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) and everyone who has spoken so far in the debate. Back in 2009 I was involved in an as yet…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI thank my hon. Friend for his points, which of course are true. This technology could be employed right across the United Kingdom and its amazing coastline. A third advantage…16 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for bringing forward this important debate, and all hon. Members for speaking with such compassion. Although the £100…13 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Leadership on SudanI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement and for the UK’s work at the UN Security Council this past month. The Liberal Democrats welcome efforts to secure a…28 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Rural AreasSome of my constituents in Melksham and Devizes, who until recently have had an NHS dentist in Chippenham, now find that the service has been stripped away from them. They now…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMany Members have welcomed aspects of today’s Budget, and I do, too, especially the additional funding for the NHS and for school rebuilding in the face of the reinforced…30 Oct 2024HANSARD International EngagementCan the Minister assure us that the Government’s commitment to ODA will not be further reduced to 0.3% of GNI? Is there a timeline to restore it to 0.7%?28 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and Humanitarian AidI speak as someone who knew Gaza in the happy times when, as a young university researcher, I went with my Israeli friends from Kibbutz Re’im to meet their Arab friends in Gaza…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but carbon capture can be done in a number of ways. Anaerobic digestion plants, for example, produce as much CO2 as methane, which…07 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your new role. I also congratulate the new Secretary of State. I thank all those who have made maiden speeches,…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Border Security and AsylumI congratulate the Home Secretary on her appointment and on her statements to the House. Following on from a previous question, but perhaps with a nuance, will asylum…22 Jul 2024