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HANSARDDementia CareIf the hon. Lady will bear with me, I am going to canter through what we have done in the past 14 years, because it was, after all, under the premiership of Lord Cameron that the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI think we have established that dementia is a thief, not once but twice: first of the mind, then of the memories, leaving the greatest pain not with the sufferer but with those…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI am grateful, first, for my hon. Friend promoting me and, secondly, for his expertise in this area because I understand that he has worked with Dementia UK. He is absolutely…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025Of course, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point, with his august history as a pharmacist. My job in the Opposition is to raise these issues with Ministers for…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I will not go through everything the Minister set out, but we are amending the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday, I was lucky enough that my private Member’s Bill was the second Bill listed. Unfortunately, it was timed out—rightfully so—for the assisted dying Bill. Two of my…22 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill: Legislative ScrutinyI commend the hon. Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow) and his Committee for the report. We on the Opposition Benches will be looking favourably at it, especially as the Bill…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI respect the expertise of the Defence Secretary, so I hope he can help me here. The ICJ said that it was a non-binding decision. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea…22 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThe Liberal Democrat spokesman spoke about numbers and safe and legal routes. Could he tell us how many routes he would open up and with which countries?21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationIn 2020 the Prime Minister—then Leader of the Opposition—pledged as point 6 of his “Another future is possible” plan that the Yarl’s Wood detention centre would close. To my…21 May 2025HANSARDUS-UK Economic Prosperity Deal: Northern Ireland7. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the US-UK economic prosperity deal on Northern Ireland.21 May 2025HANSARDUS-UK Economic Prosperity Deal: Northern IrelandI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer, but there seem to be wildly different interpretations of what the deal means for Northern Ireland. Will he clarify what it…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyExactly to that point, is it not a shame that for the first time ever since records began in 2012, the number of new businesses registered at Companies House has fallen? The exact…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe problem with the Employment Rights Bill is not only its implied cost and the red tape it will introduce, but the fact that it is a poor piece of legislation in the first…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI think it goes wider than that across the top of Government, because Members on both sides of this House are grappling with what to do about people who are long-term unemployed.…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI would argue that it is actually worse than that. A study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has said that business confidence is at the same level it was in…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe key thing is, the Conservatives are in favour of free trade, just not at any cost. That has been the biggest problem with these deals. The Minister says that the previous…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyEmployment statistics are really important. In the Minister’s constituency, unemployment has risen by a staggering 31% in the past year. In my constituency, it has gone up by…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyOne fact is that the claimant count and unemployment rate in Swansea West have gone up by 4% on the previous year. What does the Minister say to his constituents when they…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWill the hon. Member give way on that point?21 May 2025