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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIs it not a positive development that our Government announced this week that young girls would no longer be placed in young offender institutions?06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe first time I saw the Alison Lapper Pregnant sculpture in Trafalgar Square, it took my breath away. The swollen belly of Lapper spoke of a body that was loved and carried life.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayDoes my hon. Friend agree that she is a phenomenal role model, as a woman with a great knowledge of business? She brings her special expertise to Business and Trade Committee,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighteenth sitting)As my hon. Friend knows, I have a great deal of respect for him, so I gently say that if he brings forward similar amendments later in the Bill, I would be delighted to talk to…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his amendments, and I agree with their principle. My concern is that, again, people with mental disorders are left out. Does he agree that, if there…05 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsForty-eight children that we know of have been killed by known domestically abusive parents during court-permitted contact visits, including Paul and Jack Sykes, who were…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Yes. I did indicate that I would.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)rose—04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I rise to speak in support of the hon. Member for Spen Valley. I thank her for driving amendment 183 forward and for taking on board my input and that of others on strengthening…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will make progress. Clause 4 creates no duty to raise assisted dying, a point supported by the BMA. Keeping things secret is not helpful for the patient making such difficult…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will make progress. In reply to a question from me about those who are seeking assistance, Dr Jane Neerkin, a consultant physician in palliative medicine, said: “For them, it is…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I did earlier.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixteenth sitting)With respect, I stood earlier and your colleague acknowledged it.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Does the hon. Member therefore disagree with the British Medical Association, whose evidence to the Committee has said specifically: “We support the Bill’s balanced position such…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am sorry, Mrs Harris, but I may have risen too soon. I want to speak to amendment 339, but I would first like to hear from my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)To build on the points the hon. Members for Reigate and for East Wiltshire were trying to make, does the Minister agree that a reasonable person on the street would believe that…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I will be supporting amendments 319 and 320 tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford. I am a…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My hon. Friend is correct in his interpretation of the judgments in those cases, but does he agree that the evidence given by Chris Whitty to clarify his statement was helpful in…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Just to clarify, I will not be supporting that amendment.25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Does the Minister agree that the language of clause 2(1)(a)— “cannot be reversed by treatment”— is reassuring? Indeed, the written evidence from Professor Emily Jackson notes:…25 Feb 2025