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HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareNo, I will not. Solving the crisis in access to primary care matters not just to patients facing traumatic situations, but to our GP surgeries, which are striving to do their best…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareI am in general agreement with others about the state of the NHS. The NHS was a Liberal idea, delivered by the Labour party, then broken by the Conservatives. The attendance among…16 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI apologise for going back to a point the right hon. Gentleman made earlier, but he made the argument that ministerial appointments and appointments to the House of Lords are…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWhile I heartily endorse the desire for a big package, I share the hon. Gentleman’s cynicism about the appetite for reform among Conservative Members. I also note the desire from…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI heartily agree. This is a step in the right direction, but I am reassured by the nods and assurances given earlier in the debate by the Paymaster General that more reform and…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI agree 100%. I expect to be able to champion this measure on the doorstep, and to boast about speaking in this debate on making this incremental gain and removing the egregious…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is surprising to hear the confusion from Conservative Members regarding our position on this Bill? We have figured out how to win under first…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that there may well be an opportunity for all the Conservative MPs who might need to stand down because of restrictions on second jobs? They feel so…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the Paymaster General for introducing the Bill, which I will heartily support later tonight. The point is worth making that this is not a personal attack on the hereditary…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsResidents in my constituency have been in contact about services at Worcester Park, which have been cut dramatically over the past few years, as has already been alluded to by my…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCost of Rail FaresI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for bringing us this debate and giving us an opportunity to raise constituents’ concerns and wider Liberal Democrat…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. It is a pleasure to follow the fine speeches from my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of my constituents is the sibling of a victim of the infected blood scandal, and he has asked me to raise the issue of access to the compensation scheme for the siblings of…05 Sept 2024