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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. I thank him for it, and for his years of service as a nurse. I have spoken to many medical professionals about this issue, and they…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Gentleman has made the point for me: within a robust system, we will check for coercion, but we do not have any of that now. At the moment, the person will be definitely…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point—she is absolutely right. The very strict criteria in the Bill add extra layers of safeguarding, which, again, we just do not have at the…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on correcting the record. I said in my speech that I have consulted with the highest levels of the judiciary and the medical…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry but I am not going to take any interventions, as I need to make progress. The court must speak to one of the doctors and can hear from anybody else they deem necessary.…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not going to take any more interventions, I am afraid, because I am conscious that lots of hon. Members want to speak; I know Mr Speaker is conscious of that as well. Under…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. How many people will go through the situations I have described if it is another 10 years before we address this matter?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I suggest that the Bill will give society a much better approach towards end of life. We are already hearing conversations about dying…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point and highlights a community who we must consider in light of the Bill. I would absolutely be open to that conversation in Committee; it is a…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some progress, if I may. I hope that I have set out the problem that clearly exists. Now allow me to set out how the Bill can address that problem and, most…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to make some progress, if that is okay. Some of the most important voices in this debate are, of course, those of people currently living with a terminal illness.…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wholeheartedly agree. I am setting out what we are dealing with now. This cannot be right, and surely we have a duty to do something about it.29 Nov 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing this important debate. Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities is an issue…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLike many constituencies, in Spen Valley, we are intensely proud of our many towns and villages, all with their own unique identities. My constituents and I want to preserve the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Welcome back, Mr Speaker. May I congratulate the Prime Minister on such as positive start to his premiership, and on resetting the dial on politics as public service and a…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (Graham Leadbitter), who is almost my namesake. It is a great pleasure to speak on His…17 Jul 2024HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (New Drivers)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about licences issued to new drivers for the period of six months after the issuing of the licence, for the…07 May 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point about active travel. I am a massive fan of active travel, as I know colleagues present are too, but if we are to get more people walking,…22 Mar 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present this petition on behalf of a number of constituents in Batley and Spen who have contacted me about the contaminated blood scandal, including Caroline Elliott…22 Mar 2024HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Like many hon. Members, I have received hundreds of emails from my constituents in Batley and Spen, who are appalled at the vile…22 Mar 2024