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HANSARD Health InequalitiesI agree with the hon. Member about the social determinants of health. Does she agree that, going back 10 or 15 years, to before 2010, the Labour Government appreciated those…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesIn 1980, the Black report told us that the “causes of health inequalities are so deep rooted that only a major and wide-ranging programme of public expenditure is capable of…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) for securing the debate, which is…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillOne area has not been mentioned. When I took part in the police service parliamentary scheme and spent some time with the counter-terrorism units, the one area they highlighted…12 Feb 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive: Financial PackageThere is some discussion about exactly what £2 billion extra means among the parties in Northern Ireland, and it is important that the Government maintain trust with the people of…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI am grateful for the chance to speak in this debate. I do so not only as the Member for Bristol South, but as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for choice at the end of…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI wholeheartedly agree and am grateful for that intervention from a clinical perspective, because what the hon. Gentleman describes is also my experience. Around the world, the…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawSome of the phrases that my hon. Friend has used are used across the world, although there is no evidence for many of those things—for example, that there is a “slippery slope”.…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way; I realise that time is short. I do not have time to rebut all those arguments, and I will not do so in my speech, but will she…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I will move briefly to climate change. Following Labour’s motion in the spring, we are agreed as a House that we face a climate emergency.…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentI was just wondering where all the women had gone from the Tory Benches. Maybe they are off at a party somewhere else. On apprenticeships, I am looking forward to chairing the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), with whom I often agree and whom I will refer to later. At the start of this new Parliament, with lots…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHospital Improvement Plans: VAT RulesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair for this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am pleased to have been granted this debate at a significant time in Parliament, following this…09 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point. We heard it again yesterday that the Government’s intention is for Britain to diverge from the European Union. If that is the case, as…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful for the Minister’s comments on clause 24. I am a favoured, seasoned bureaucrat, and I do like a bit of transparency around governance and process. I am struggling to…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Billrose —08 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Secretary of State has commented about the sovereignty of this United Kingdom Parliament across the whole United Kingdom. At all stages in the future, as marked out by the…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseExactly two years ago, I had an Adjournment debate about airgun safety, which was responded to graciously by the right hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (Mr Hurd), who…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare Mitigation PaymentsThe introduction of universal credit has had a devastating impact in my constituency, but women in Northern Ireland who wish to access an exemption to the two-child limit, known…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019There is a large degree of agreement with much of what the Secretary of State has said, as he has already intimated. He was busy over the summer meeting individual party leaders,…28 Oct 2019