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HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillIt is now a truth universally acknowledged that smoking is bad for one’s health. It is the leading cause of preventable death in this country, responsible for over 80,000 deaths…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillAs is usually the case, I find myself agreeing with my right hon. Friend, and that is of course why we have tabled the amendment: it will give us the evidence that we and the…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillMy hon. Friend makes a fair point. We know the black market exists, but the amendment would enable the Government to understand the scale of that black market and the changes in…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementSchools face a huge rise in costs imminently due to the rise in national insurance contributions. Headteachers had been reassured by the Government that schools would be…26 Mar 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsA directive from the Treasury reported in The Times appears to suggest that house building by the Government will help with the backlog of asylum seekers staying in hotels. Does…25 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and GenderGiven the findings of the Sullivan review on patient and health safety, which came about as a result of inaccurate and poor data collection, can the right hon. Gentleman confirm…25 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and GenderThe UK Health Security Agency, for which the Secretary of State is responsible, publishes health statistics. This includes data on sexually transmitted infections, which is…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThe Secretary of State says that she will legislate for a change in PIP, so that in future, people must score a minimum of four points in at least one activity to qualify. That…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. When I asked a question during the statement, the Secretary of State said, “It does not mean that.” I had raised the list on the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. It is disappointing, once again, that it was not made to the House first; in recent days, there have been…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI congratulate the hon. Member for Redditch (Chris Bloore) on securing this important debate in the Chamber. I should also declare an interest: I am a consultant paediatrician and…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI declare an interest as the wife of a farmer and agricultural contractor. Farming is a difficult job—unbelievably long hours and physically hard work in all weathers every day of…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI find them extremely difficult to reconcile. In early October, I went to the “Farmers Weekly” awards in London where the Minister, in his red bowtie, gave a speech in which he…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI do not support the hon. Gentleman’s figures or think the Government will make farming more profitable. It is the classic socialist trick of saying, “We’ll give you some money…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingMy hon. Friend is making a great and impassioned speech. The Government are saying that one can avoid the tax, but one does not know who is going to die and when. In fact, the…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingWill the Minister give way?13 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am also a member of a union, the British Medical Association. I have found that union to be useful to me as it has represented me in the past, so I can see the benefit of…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Ambulance Response TimesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) for securing a debate on this important subject. I…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On Second Reading of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 12 February, I raised concerns over the accuracy and reliability of data with the…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Ambulance Response TimesSocial care is clearly very important, but what assessment has the Department made of the effect of national insurance contributions on social care provision as a whole?06 Mar 2025