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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis month a care provider in my constituency is closing, citing the workforce crisis. I have listened carefully to the Ministers’ answers, and the current Chancellor spent the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIn the past year, I have found myself regularly agreeing with the right hon. Gentleman when he warned that workforce burnout across the NHS and social care had reached emergency…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillTo follow on from the former Health Minister, the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), if it is true that the levy was essentially not needed for the social care reforms and…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiAs has been said, it is the UN International Day of the Girl Child, so I think that highlighting the myriad challenges that girls face should have been at the front and centre of…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThe Secretary of State’s constituency of North East Somerset borders mine; it would be helpful if he could confirm that we are not expecting any fracking or seismic events in the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsI do appreciate that it has only been two weeks, but the Secretary of State will be familiar with the use of root cause analysis to solve problems; however, yesterday he spoke for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsWe understand what the proposals are, but the Secretary of State said earlier that he welcomed solutions. We have heard today from the Association of Directors of Adult Social…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Tuesday, Sir John Major appeared before the Public Administration Constitutional Affairs Committee. I asked him about the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill with regards to…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWill the Minister give way?13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. I want to refer him back to the point made by the hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) about the illogicality of the…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. At the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee this morning, Sir John Major presented evidence to us about…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterIn 2015, I was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, ably chaired by my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier). On that basis, I went to…12 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesWill the Minister give way?06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesThe Minister talks about the bed reduction, but that was in the context of massively increasing primary and community care, and the private sector capacity was brought in to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to listen to this very well-informed debate. I commend the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing it…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. I am grateful to him for sharing his story with us again. What he exemplifies is the wider impact on the family. Families are…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingMy hon. Friend is representing the Petitions Committee superbly and speaks on behalf of the families we have met outside. I think we all appreciate how difficult it is for people…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to follow my fellow chair of the all-party parliamentary group on choice at the end of life, the right hon.…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesMany women on the Labour Benches have worked with our sister parties across the world for many years to advance women’s reproductive rights, because they are fundamental to our…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillOver the past six years, I have given several alternatives, including as a shadow Minister. The Secretary of State talks about the institutions. Can she give the House the details…27 Jun 2022