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HANSARDGender Self-identificationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I have many constituents who have been really affected by the Supreme Court ruling. I highlight one who works in the…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationMy hon. Friend is making an important point. The gender recognition certificate is often destroyed by trans people because they have their new birth certificate. The certificate…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationDoes the hon. Lady not agree that the Equality Act was well written to deal with intersectional issues when they arise, that the guidance around it was very clear, and that this…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillSpeaking of doctors, I give way to the hon. Lady.16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. Given her many years as a constituency MP in the same borough as me, we both know many such vulnerable people. Dr Rachel…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Lady.16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI need to get into the arguments for my two new clauses, so I will not take any more interventions for the time being. I believe that there is a serious risk that terminally ill…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his point, which brings me to something I really want to address. As I said in my opening remarks, these are imperfect amendments. I will get into some…16 May 2025HANSARD Stockport Railway StationI am sorry to intrude in a debate on Stockport railway station, but I feel a burning need to highlight the issues of Dalston Kingsland station. That railway line was the London…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI must make progress. I also want to talk about how the teenage brain works. The Bill would apply to a young person at the age of 18. A month or so after they reach that age, they…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak to new clauses 1 and 2, which stand in my name, and consequential amendment 2, and I will touch on others at the end. These amendments—without being dismissive of…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Many people have put in to speak today, and we appreciate the huge challenge to you, chairing this debate, and for the Speaker’s Office.…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. If I have time, I will touch on social media, but I want to put on the record my thanks to some of the professionals who gave of their time…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillLet me finish my point about doctors’ advice before I move on to the issue of 18-year-olds. Dr Alexandra Mullock, who is a senior lecturer in medical law and co-director of the…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Gentleman highlights an important point in relation to my amendment and others: in this House, we made coercive control illegal in legislation only in recent years. This…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not have time to completely unpick the hon. Lady’s points, but to have something positively suggested is a big issue for young people, so the social media aspect is…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have said no to my hon. Friend—I have moved on from the points that she wanted to talk about. The law is ambiguous about Gillick competency. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have said no—I need to explain the issues, and give due credit to the people who have assisted me in raising them. Adolescents’ brains develop differently. From the age of…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI need to make progress. On the issue of children making a decision at the age of 18, they could have a conversation with someone about dying and then on their 18th birthday sign…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI need to make some progress. Madam Deputy Speaker, I am trying to speak at great pace. Teenagers are passionate about their beliefs and peers can change their minds in a way that…16 May 2025