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HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesWe all know that taxes are coming; we just do not know on whom they are going to fall hardest. The country is nervous, with every family and every business wondering how much…07 Jul 2025HANSARD British Film and High-end TelevisionI congratulate my hon. Friend on her statement and on the report she has produced. To succeed, great British films also need a good audience. Will my hon. Friend tell us what she…03 Jul 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West on bringing forward this very important piece of legislation.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformIt seems entirely reasonable that a Government should want to control the amount that they spend on welfare, and entirely reasonable to want to focus that on the most in need.…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Glastonbury Festival: BBC CoverageThe Secretary of State has spoken about responsibility at the BBC, and of those who said those dreadful words. What responsibility do those who were organising the festival have…30 Jun 2025HANSARDIVF Egg Donation: Young WomenI think it is reasonable for companies to provide IVF as a service in the private sector, but making profit out of the specific egg donation itself is a separate issue. I agree…26 Jun 2025HANSARDIVF Egg Donation: Young WomenI am not clear whether the hon. Gentleman is referring to companies making profit out of providing IVF services, or whether he is talking about those who profit from egg donation…26 Jun 2025HANSARDIVF Egg Donation: Young WomenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing an important debate at such short…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaRail services are important in Cumbria, but they are also important in Sleaford. For some time, I have been campaigning for lifts at Sleaford railway station for those who have…26 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. I declare my interest, as an NHS consultant. I know from my own professional experience that hospitals and other care…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Department of Health and Social CareI congratulate the acting chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, the hon. Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton), on securing this important debate. It is…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactCan the Minister clarify what constitutes a visit in those circumstances? Would an hour’s visit once a week count, or is there a specific timeframe that qualifies?24 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I think we need to consider both. I remember a case involving a lady, Carla Foster, in June 2023. From my reading of the case, she…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 106, which stands in my name, but first I will speak briefly to new clause 1, which we have been discussing so far. The hon. Member for…17 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. During proceedings of the House on 2 June 2025, it became clear that some media organisations had been given access to the strategic defence…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI agree with my right hon. Friend, and I shall come to coercion a little later. First, let me go back to new clause 1, which decriminalises the woman having an abortion in…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. Currently, it is illegal for a woman to procure her own abortion between 24 weeks and term if the baby is healthy. If there is a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillEvery jurisdiction has a democratic right to do as it chooses and I respect that, but it is a tragedy when we hear of cases where late-term abortions have not been supported by…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe hon. Lady is right to say that we have seen an increase in incidences of people taking abortion pills late. Previously it was very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyMany of those on waiting lists are elderly and have chronic conditions; rather than seeing consultants at regular intervals, which may coincide with them being relatively well,…17 Jun 2025