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HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesI beg to move, That this House has considered pensions for people living overseas. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. It is a pleasure to serve…20 May 2025HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesI think I have 22 minutes; I usually get about 22 seconds to wind up, so this is a luxury, but I will not test your patience, Mr Dowd, by taking the full time. We have had a very…20 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) on securing this important debate.…20 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I agree with the hon. Gentleman that more can be done to help people in crisis. What I would say, however—I think my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge also made…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I am sorry if I was not clear for the hon. Gentleman. I thought I had made it very clear that I was talking about situations in which there was no risk to other professionals.…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]Despite having worked in healthcare for most of my career and serving on the Health and Social Care Select Committee, having listened to the speeches thus far this evening, I feel…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWhat concerns me about new clause 11 is that, essentially, people can shop around if one doctor is unwilling. The hon. Lady has given a list of reasons why a doctor might be…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the Minister saying that, in his view, it is better that someone who should not die does die, than that someone who should die does not?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI agree with the shadow Minister that the Second Reading debate was Parliament at its best. Would he say that the length of time that we have had to debate the Bill today, given…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like your advice. Mr Speaker said that more than 90 people wish to speak in the debate. We have been debating the amendments for…16 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFarnborough airport’s noise and emission pollution affects a significant part of my constituency. The airport has announced that it will be launching its consultation to expand in…15 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseThe partner of Helen, my constituent from Farnham, died in 1994 from infected blood. Unfortunately, Helen now has stage 4B ovarian cancer, so she is not in a great state. She…14 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.14 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesThe hon. Lady and I have had a number of exchanges in the Chamber on this issue. In her role as a Church Commissioner, given the concerns she has raised about projects failing and…13 May 2025HANSARDNHS England: AbolitionThe Secretary of State claims to support change, yet delays to NHS reorganisation, including to the promised abolition of NHS England, suggest otherwise. Is it not the truth, as…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS England: Abolition10. What progress he has made on the abolition of NHS England.06 May 2025HANSARDHospitality IndustryPubs and the hospitality industry are by their very nature seasonal businesses and rely heavily on flexible working patterns. I saw this at first hand when being served by many…01 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.01 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo bring the Secretary of State to Hampshire and Surrey, there are major regeneration schemes under way in my constituency at Farnham, in Brightwells, and the new town centre in…01 May 2025