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HANSARDAssisted DyingThe point I just made is not that it declines, but that it does not increase compared with countries where assisted dying is not legal. Often, the increase and investment in…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingThe BMA has decided to be neutral on this matter. Most of the doctors who supported a change in the law are do not work with the dying and the elderly. I accept that a majority of…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingThe Chief of the Defence Staff from Estonia was in Salisbury plain, in my constituency, last week. He told us that his country has 40,000 men and women in its army reserve, ready…24 Apr 2024HANSARDOff-Road Vehicles (Registration) BillI am conscious of the time and I am not sure whether the Minister will have time to wind up the debate, so I will waive my place in the debate and let my hon. Friend finish his…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on the progress made on the Bill, which has all our support.…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsThat sort of practical suggestion should be considered. I would be interested in hearing the Government’s response to that. We are asking for anonymised data that poses no risk to…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsMay I start by paying tribute to all the Members who have spoken in the debate? I have great respect for them all. It is a particular privilege to follow the hon. Member for…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsWill the Minister give way?18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI agree with my hon. Friend. Hon. Members are suggesting that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. They suggest in these debates that there is always a balance to be…18 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsI will not speak at length about the terrible development encroaching on Devizes—my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray) will speak for Wiltshire shortly—but…18 Apr 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI think we are up to speed on that— the 2030s. The case for investment in the Army is obvious, and the good news is that it is easier, quicker and cheaper to refit and upscale the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that. These figures seem extraordinarily large to us, but if we consider the worst coming to the worst, and our being in a hot war in…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentIt is an honour to take part in this debate. I pay tribute to the Defence Committee and the Public Accounts Committee for what I agree are exceptionally good reports. I echo my…21 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe A338/A346, which runs north-south through Marlborough, is regularly choked nose to tail with heavy goods traffic. The villages of the Ogbournes and the Collingbournes are…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI thank my right hon. Friend for that. If we managed to get the genuine increase in defence spending that is needed, the question then arises of how to spend that and where the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI defer to those on the Front Bench on what transparency is appropriate, but I recognise the point made in the hon. Lady’s Committee’s report and I think in the Defence Committee…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsI am pleased to speak in support of my right hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (Sir Jeremy Quin), and it is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsThank you very much, Ms Elliott—I shall resume, rather than start again. I was saying that the child trust fund has its roots in a very good British tradition: the principle of…19 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is giving a very brave and eloquent speech. Does she agree that there is a real problem with overprescription in the NHS? Doctors of people who have mental health…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am very happy to.07 Mar 2024