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HANSARDCrime 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 BillWill the hon. Lady give way?17 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 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyLast health questions, I asked about delays to crucial medications in A&E and the Secretary of State said he was interested to hear more, but his office said he would delegate it…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Flood Prevention: Sleaford and North HykehamThe Minister is nodding—I do not know whether she has an update on what the Environment Agency means by “the summer”. We were expecting the health plan in the spring, and that has…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI refer right hon. and hon. Members to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—I am an NHS consultant paediatrician. The debate so far has focused primarily on…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think one of the key problems with this form of intervention, compared with others, is that we cannot ask the patients afterwards how that felt. We cannot get their feedback,…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do not have much time and I do not want Madam Deputy Speaker’s cough to return. [ Laughter. ] If one examines the litany of drugs involved in other jurisdictions where assisted…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe advocates of the Bill talk about the point of choice and autonomy in the decision about when and where a person will die. Can the Minister confirm whether we have enough…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Flood Prevention: Sleaford and North HykehamWhen I went around looking at the different areas of flooding in my constituency, I got a consistent message: that the EA had not performed as well as the IDBs and that it was…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Flood Prevention: Sleaford and North HykehamBefore I start my remarks, I will make a declaration of interest: my husband is a farmer, and we have a small stipend to pay to the internal drainage board in relation to flood…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) on securing this important debate.…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsThere is a question that I have been wondering about. Baroness Casey is doing a report for the Government on social care, but she is also doing a report on child abuse. We were…12 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westI would need to look at that separately and come back to the hon. Member on it, although he should perhaps direct his question to the Minister, as she has control at the…11 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq, and a privilege to contribute to this important debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) on…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. Energy security is important, so I welcome this investment in nuclear. One more small modular reactor can power a million homes using just two football…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentThe Minister talks about the NHS, and I wonder whether he recognises the number of elderly people who had to use the NHS as a result of having been cold because of his policies. I…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsWhen doing research for this debate, I found that the RSPCA states that 65% of all halal meat is pre-stunned; the rest of it, presumably, is not. Can the hon. Gentleman explain…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsThe Conservative Government had a consultation on food labelling, which was completed last May. The current Government said they would respond, but they have now had more than a…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsThe hon. Gentleman says that this is a long-standing practice for faith communities in the UK. I looked back, and there is UK legislation on this issue from the 1920s and 1930s…09 Jun 2025