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HANSARDRare Cancers BillAbsolutely. There is fantastic expertise in our universities across the UK; as I say that, I have to refer hon. Members to my registered interests because of my connections with…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank a few people. First and foremost, I thank the Minister for her speech. I met her yesterday, and she was filled with genuine…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI thank my hon. Friend and office neighbour for making that point, which was also made by Eve Appeal. I cannot remember the statistics, but there is a stark difference. I talked…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillAbsolutely. Last week, I attended a reception for the Eve Appeal. I was really struck by the fact that early diagnosis was a big feature of what the charity was talking about, and…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI welcome that intervention; I think that was a leading question. Of course it is not good enough. I do not think that anybody here thinks that it is good enough, including the…14 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. We all know someone who has suffered from a rare cancer—a brain tumour, childhood cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer,…14 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionI thank the hon. Gentleman for the sensitive way he is navigating through this. However, is it not the case that people defined as economically inactive include those who are…10 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionI am not sure if that was an insult or not. First, I should declare an interest by saying that back in 2015, an overseas healthcare worker saved my life. It was my cardiologist,…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Space Industry (Indemnities) BillI thank my hon. Friend for introducing this Bill—he is reaching for the stars with it, quite literally. I am proud to have a company in my constituency called Alpha Data, which is…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI thank my hon. Friend for the national debate he has stimulated about this; we should all be grateful to him for that. I wondered what advice was already available to parents…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillBy explaining that there are so many fragmented and—no doubt—contradictory sources of information, surely the right hon. Gentleman is making the argument for there to be a single…07 Mar 2025HANSARDMake Work Pay Plan2. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the policies in the make work pay plan in Scotland.05 Mar 2025HANSARDMake Work Pay PlanResidents throughout my constituency welcome the improvements in workers’ rights, but parents are greatly concerned about the impact of the growing gap in attainment in Scottish…05 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefI have independent schools in my constituency, and the challenges we face with this policy are real, but the numbers people are citing make it difficult to talk about those…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefI find it really interesting that Conservative and Liberal Democrat Members are talking about how wrong it is to place VAT on school fees, even though they thought nothing about…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefThe hon. Gentleman is talking with great passion about a subject that is of interest to him and to us all. He talked of many thousands of children facing displacement, but, in…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefI thank the hon. Gentleman for inviting my intervention. What I will say is that more than half of voters in Edinburgh voted for the policy. Does he think that they were wrong?03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefMy goodness me. If this policy generates the £1.8 billion we heard about earlier— [ Interruption. ] It could generate more. If it generates £1.8 billion, it will benefit schools…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefThe massive rise in tuition fees came later. Hon. Members know exactly what I am talking about. [ Interruption. ] Can I speak, please? Nobody here is questioning the motives of…03 Mar 2025