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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In Gloucestershire, after 14 years, waiting lists for both physical and mental health are finally falling. Last week I hosted a roundtable with young people and heard how…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI agree with some of the things that the hon. Member is saying, but we all want to build faster. Under the local district plan in Stroud, we have been waiting four years for our…09 Jun 2025HANSARDProtesters: Sentencing10. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing sentencing for peaceful protesters.03 Jun 2025HANSARDProtesters: SentencingPeaceful protest is a cornerstone of a functioning and healthy democracy, but people in Stroud and across the country felt that the legislation passed by the Conservatives in 2022…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I am delighted to speak about this new Mental Health Bill. It follows up on the Mental Health Act 1983, which is as old as our Secretary of State, as we heard. What I have heard…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]That is certainly true, but we need to be careful, because part of the issue is the resources for mental health, rather than the Mental Health Act. We must not blur the two. The…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI realise that my hon. Friend’s new clause 1 comes from a good place, but can she not see that it is inconsistent with our ethical obligations as doctors? That is why the British…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillYes, I am happy to give way.16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry, I cannot give way. I am just going to go through these points very quickly. That is why the BMA is against new clause 1. There is no duty for doctors to raise the…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAny restrictions around the doctor-patient relationship will harm patients, so I agree with my hon. Friend.16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will be very quick, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I am aware of the need to fit in as many people as possible. I will address a few issues on the assessment of capacity under…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes my right hon. Friend not see that, in Committee, we were very aware of coercion? That is one of the reasons why we have a social worker on the panel of experts. Additionally,…16 May 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I am interested in the community involvement aspect. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Mental health among men particularly is at a…28 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI must confess that I am slightly surprised that the Lib Dems have brought forward an Opposition day debate about hospitals and are stating their case in such a way, because the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsOf course it is essential that we maintain hospitals so that they are safe to treat patients in, so I agree with my hon. Friend about spending the money. In fact, the backlog bill…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill my hon. Friend give way?23 Apr 2025