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HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueWe have an embargo on Russian oil and gas. China continues to import it, and apparently Russia will be China’s No. 1 supplier this year. Did the Chancellor raise this with her…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareIt is important that this debate is not a political ding-dong, and I really appreciate the tone that all Members, including the Minister, have taken. On evidence and facts, will…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareThe hon. Member will have to explain further what is required from those who commit to fundraising in the Sussex jungle. He is right to pay tribute to those doing great work in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI thank the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for speaking so eloquently in this important debate, and for securing it. I also thank the Backbench Business Committee. Hospices…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsI hope that the Minister can quickly turn this situation around for my constituents and the country, and I wish him all the best in doing so. Given the challenges of business…09 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Public Services: TechnologyI welcome the Minister’s approach to improving access through technology. However, the majority of the concerns that colleagues and I receive are from those who cannot use…08 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogI thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing this important and timely debate. I must begin by declaring my interests: I am a non-practising NHS…06 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend about the use of AI to improve productivity in the NHS, and with what he has said about general practices. I generally take a neutral,…06 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right; it is important that patients have information and choice, and that they have the flexibility to move between different practices to suit…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineDebates such as this, about the horrors now happening in Ukraine, are always very important and very difficult to speak in. I very much appreciated listening to some of the…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement. Britain is a world leader in the creative industries, from music to art to literature to our free and independent media. I…18 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The spill of fuel oil in the Black sea from Russian tankers is yet another tragic reminder of the work that Russia is doing to subvert our sanctions. What is the Secretary of…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI must declare that I, like many parents in Surrey, have chosen independent education for my children. A freedom of information request earlier this week regarding empty school…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI think we all, across the Committee, share the general principle of the hon. Member’s vision of a future, more prosperous UK. Surely it makes more sense, though, to encourage…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillIt is difficult not to take this vindictive policy of taxing education personally. That is not just because, like many parents in Surrey, we as a family have chosen independent…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWhen the hon. Member considers how much money will be raised by the family farm tax, how many hundredths of a percent is it against total annual Government spending?04 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillPrior to my election to Parliament, as a consultant psychiatrist with a PhD in decision-making capacity, I would have met both criteria to be a medical expert assessor under…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI usually would, but unfortunately that would impact on other Members who wish to speak. I apologise. What is fundamental to me, given my interest in capacity, is that we have not…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitThe Minister chunters from his seat, but in his speech, please can he assuage that concern? The way to do so is to provide transparent data on the prioritisation of funding and…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Online Safety: Children and Young PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I would like to pay tribute to the hon. Member for Darlington (Lola McEvoy) for securing this debate. She spoke…26 Nov 2024