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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI wonder whether the hon. Lady is making an argument that contradicts her previous one. On the one hand, she said that she does not want retrospective quashing orders to be…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The Minister is making some very good points. We have talked about the number of vacancies available, and my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell talked about the pressure on…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am going to finish my point. In person, the woman has a one-to-one opportunity with that clinician and a chance to say, “Please can you help me?” Clinicians are alert to that…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWith respect, the right hon. Lady makes my point for me, because that is right: there is nothing to stop that happening, and it may be that the doctor would say that they wanted…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI would like to draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial International, and particularly, since these organisations have been mentioned, to state…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI can only absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s intervention. I also want to talk about coercion, because we know that some women may be coerced into having an abortion.30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillNo, I am going to continue. The other problem with giving tablets— [ Interruption. ] The hon. Lady spoke for 16 minutes, which is considerably more than a fair share, given the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy mailbag—much like, I suspect, the mailbags of many other Members—is full of tales from parents who have had difficulty accessing the right care for their children. They say…29 Mar 2022HANSARDFood PricesPrice rises are having an adverse effect on the household budgets of people across my constituency, perhaps none more so than those people who are off the gas grid and must buy…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware of the Standards Committee report on the conduct of the former Speaker John Bercow. The scale of the bullying behaviour that it describes is…10 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseMy right hon. Friend is making some excellent points about the importance of balance in our finances. One thing my constituents will want to know as we spend all this money from…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseWill the Minister give way?08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseI wonder if the hon. Lady can help me, because I am slightly confused. She has talked about a windfall tax on the energy companies, but she is then conflating that with the NI…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Increaserose—08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) talked about politics meaning choices. I have listened carefully to both Front-Bench speeches and I heard that the Opposition want…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Mr Bercow has been shown in this report to be a “serial bully” who displayed “undermining behaviour” towards the staff of this…08 Mar 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI declare my interest as an NHS doctor and I echo much of what has been said by colleagues across the House about the workforce challenges. As the Secretary of State said, covid…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthA number of parents in my constituency have contacted me with worries about their children and how best they can support them. We know that parental support in the family can lead…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandMy hon. Friend spoke earlier of this Government’s record level of investment in the NHS, but each patient waiting for cancer treatment is undergoing a very long and frightening…07 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his honesty in stating that we cannot completely remove inflationary global pressures, and for his focus on supporting hard-working…03 Feb 2022