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HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the Petitions Committee for enabling this debate and the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank Members from all parts of the House for their contributions to the debate. We have heard powerful speeches that reflect the deep importance of the Bill, and the heavy…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMy right hon. Friend has laid out the situation correctly. I counted three Labour Members in the Chamber today who already support such a measure. I look forward to them voting in…20 May 2025HANSARD Legal Aid Agency: Cyber-security IncidentI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement, although it was pretty disappointing to hear her deliver it as written. Before I had seen her statement, I drafted one of…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I need to make progress. They will be daunted not least because, although we have international examples, we are considering a novel practice in this country in our particular…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have expressed my views on that matter. I understand why Members are concerned, but it has been in order, and at your discretion, Mr Speaker. MPs who disagree with campaigners’…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI need to make progress. I say that not least because I suspect that a very large number of supporters of the Bill might draw on their Christian or other religious compassion to…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend has added his concerns to those of others about the manner in which the debate has been conducted, but I reiterate that this has been done in the ordinary manner in…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNot on that point. We may wish to reflect on how we might change our approach to Bills like this one in the future, given the significant dissatisfaction that has been expressed…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs I said, I recognise that the Bill is of greater significance than a typical private Member’s Bill, but it has been delivered through the normal procedures of the House, and it…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some remarks about the process. The time allocated today is a matter for the Chair and it would not be appropriate for me to comment, but I accept and understand the…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs has been the case throughout the Bill’s consideration, His Majesty’s Opposition have not taken a position on the principle of the Bill, and nor do we take a position on any of…16 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitSarcasm!13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitAs was put to the Lib Dem spokesperson, the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary), at the start of the debate, the red tape is coming from the EU, not us. Why is the ire of the…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI am grateful to be able speak in this Opposition day debate ahead of next week’s UK-EU summit. I campaigned for, believed in and continue to believe in the promise of Brexit. At…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWill the hon. Member give way?13 May 2025HANSARD Small AbattoirsI thank the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) for securing this important debate. Several farmers in my constituency have contacted me to raise concerns about…08 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI would expect the Liberal Democrat spokesperson to at least acknowledge that such references are to judges in their capacity as leaders of the Sentencing Council, not to judges…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI gently suggest to the Minister that if there is a risk of a democratic deficit, surely the thing to do is to act now in the short term and unpick it later if he feels he has…30 Apr 2025