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HANSARD Department of Health and Social CareI welcome the estimates and the CSR settlement from the Government —a record settlement for the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS. Given the time constraints, I…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle East: British NationalsBritish nationals in Israel, including the daughter of my constituents, remain concerned about their safety. The advice has been for British citizens to make their way to Egypt…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt strikes me that the judgment before us today is this: would permitting some terminally ill adults to choose an assisted death reduce suffering without inadvertently creating…20 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Dame Siobhain. Like others, I commend the hon. Member for Henley and Thame (Freddie van Mierlo) and my hon. Friends the Members for Tamworth…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe volunteers of the Southwick Village Green Preservation Society have for six years worked with pride and love to improve the green in my constituency. Thanks to their efforts,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillAs well as the welcome developments that my hon. Friend alludes to in the Tees, this is about the wider north-east. In my constituency, Wastefront has a £100 million investment…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitSunderland is proud to be a city of makers, from cars to music. Without reversing Brexit, those makers need access to Europe, whether that is exporters such as Nissan, which need…20 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceOf course, I join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to his constituent for securing this debate; 250,000 signatures is an extraordinary level of engagement in the democratic…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 702844 relating to the Income Tax Personal Allowance. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart, and it…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceNo, I will make progress. The public expect us to do better than that and they expect us to do more. They want wages and pensions to go up faster than inflation, as is now…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceI will be brief. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. A debate on tax policy can be somewhat dry, but it is important to remember, as hon. Members on both sides of…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention. Of course, it was the previous Government who harmonised the income tax thresholds for pensioners and those of working age…12 May 2025HANSARDSupporting Musicians5. What steps she is taking to support musicians.03 Apr 2025HANSARDSupporting MusiciansSunderland is a music city, and key to that are our great grassroots venues such as the Bunker, Independent and Pop Recs. But venues like those across the country operate on a…03 Apr 2025HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: West BankOn Saturday night, the Israeli Government announced the approval of an expanded road network in the E1 corridor of the west bank with the stated aim of supporting the development…01 Apr 2025HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: West Bank5. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Israeli settlements in the west bank.01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsI declare an interest as a member of the NHS pension scheme. Can the Minister confirm that this issue arose only because the previous Government carried out their NHS pension…01 Apr 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Dr Murrison. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate. As colleagues have said, 5,448…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-eighth sitting)No, it will not, in the same way that G4S does not suddenly appear and provide treatment through a new cancer service that the Secretary of State decides to commission under…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you this this morning, Ms McVey. I rise in support of new clause 36, which sets out an entirely workable, appropriate and safe set of provisions…25 Mar 2025