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HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceI thank the Minister for her answers. The importance of the work of the voluntary sector in the NHS cannot ever be overstated, whether it is those who volunteer to help people…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Billrose —16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Lady is very kind. At the moment, she is outlining the case for those who have problems with their eating and their diets almost to the point where they are unable to…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way on that point?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Billrose—16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI commend the hon. Lady for tabling her amendments. Amendments that would have protected palliative care and hospices from facilitating assisted suicide services on their premises…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMr Speaker, I will always be at the end of the list, so it is important for me to make an intervention. The hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) set the scene very well on…16 May 2025HANSARDCoroner Services: West MidlandsI commend the hon. Gentleman for his wise words. We are all of different faiths, whether Christian or other faiths, and some people have no faith. A person’s religion must be…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.15 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsThe Minister is a very decent person, and he and I have been friends for many years, but I must ask this question, which I hope I can put in the way that I wish to. I really…15 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayI beg to move, That this House has considered World Asthma Day. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. We had a very productive parliamentary visit to Egypt…15 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayI thank all hon. Members for participating in the debate. The hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) referred to the fact that someone dies every six hours—four people…15 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayI used to have close contact with a guy called Simon Hamilton, who was an MLA for the constituency that I represent. He had Crohn’s disease—my knowledge of it came through him—and…15 May 2025HANSARDAccountability for Daesh CrimesThe violence against and the murder and rape of Yazidi women has been truly horrendous. Way back in 2010 or 2012, I had a chance to meet some of them. Yazidi women who survived…15 May 2025HANSARDCoroner Services: West MidlandsI spoke to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) before the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker; he and I were in a debate in Westminster Hall just this afternoon.…15 May 2025HANSARDCoroner Services: West Midlandsrose—15 May 2025HANSARD Sanctions Implementation and EnforcementI thank the Minister for his answers and for returning to the Chamber within 24 hours of his comments about Russian sanctions yesterday. I read an interesting article on financial…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for this opportunity to raise an important matter, as I try to do every week. Around the world, many Christian and other religious minority…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for setting out those positive opportunities for the future. Air passenger duty adversely impacts economic opportunity for companies in Northern…15 May 2025