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HANSARDLevelling UpData from the Times Health Commission reports that nearly 11,000 people in England last year were hospitalised with malnutrition. Malnutrition itself has quadrupled since 2007,…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Human-specific Medical Research TechniquesIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe), for securing this debate on what is clearly an…04 Jul 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurThe Minister is detailing a lot of the legislation that has passed, and we are all thankful for what has been done so far, but surely it should not be up to private Members’ Bills…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurLike the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone), I did not plan to make a speech this morning, but I take the opportunity to congratulate both the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate on an important issue that our constituents care deeply about. He talks about other countries that have continued to farm fur, but…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurWill the Minister give way?27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI thank the hon. Member for that. On a more serious point, we rarely have constituents getting in touch—in fact, I never have—to say “Can we keep fur imports? Can we continue…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI thank the Minister. To clarify, I did not speak ill of any hon. Members bringing Bills forward; my point was that the Government should not be relying on Members to bring them…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodI am sorry to interrupt the hon. Lady’s flow. Sugar may have been removed from soft drinks, but other things have gone in. We have already heard about aspartame, which is a…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. We have a lot of these debates, and one issue with ultra-processed food is that it is ultra-addictive—people want…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodThey are expensive.21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodWe have talked a lot about children, and there are a few issues there. Children who are obese are less able to exercise, which continues the cycle, and of course this is made more…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodIt is a horrible sweetener.21 Jun 2023HANSARD Ultra-processed FoodI thank the hon. Member for being so generous with her time. She says she is not a fan of the nanny state, but we would not market cigarettes and alcohol to children, because we…21 Jun 2023HANSARDRegional InnovationI declare an interest as the chair of the all-party group on photonics and quantum. The Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics at the University of Strathclyde has played a…14 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent Visas: Higher EducationThe eightfold increase happened because of the Secretary of State’s Government’s policies and the collapse of the European market—things that those on the Conservative Benches…12 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent Visas: Higher EducationAs a former teacher, can I just say that I was quite happy to be called “Miss”? I have been called far worse as an MP. When asked in December about the merits of limiting visas…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a Government statement on the asylum backlog? My constituent is from a prominent Iranian family; one brother is an international referee and another is a former…08 Jun 2023HANSARDElectric VehiclesThe different application of VAT between domestic and public charging points is clearly a disincentive to those who are considering adopting electric vehicles. Some 38% of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent Visas(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the changes to the student visa route.24 May 2023