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HANSARDHumanist MarriageAs always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. The Liberal Democrats are proud of our clear and consistent commitment to legal recognition for humanist…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageNot any more!12 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the future of aviation, travel and aerospace, I very much welcome this step to push the aviation industry into a sustainable…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI would challenge the hon. Member’s commitment to aviation spotting if, during university, he did not take a date to the final approach at Heathrow airport and have her observing…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025As always, Dr Murrison, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. We are very supportive of the approach taken in the regulations, but will the Minister briefly explain what…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025Does the Minister agree that there is, if not a red flag, potentially a question about why only one ambulance service made a specific request to retain the powers, while others…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for submitting this urgent question. The potential approval of the Chinese super-embassy…09 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterThe British public are not fools—they know when the emperor has no clothes and, indeed, when a regulator has no teeth. Ofwat has failed, just as Thames Water has failed. Will the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsThe hon. Member is absolutely right. Many of our modern medicine practices are designed around avoiding the build-up of antibiotic resistance. The intention is to allow high-dose,…21 May 2025HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsI start by thanking the hon. Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) for her contribution to the debate on the broader health inequalities for women, and I wish her the best of luck in…21 May 2025HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsI beg to move, That this House has considered chronic urinary tract infections. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I rise to speak about a horrific…21 May 2025HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsAbsolutely. I thank the hon. Member for raising those related issues, which are so important to consider. I will come on to talk about the wider challenge of women’s health being…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI admire the Prime Minister’s faith that this deal may well end the tired arguments of the past, but judging on today’s display, I think we need to end the Conservatives—the tired…20 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?16 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for Croydon East (Natasha Irons) on securing this debate, because youth services are critical infrastructure in our communities. They are not…15 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Member talks about us being a sovereign nation and being able to choose our trade deals. I assume we will get a vote in this place on the shape of a future trade deal…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Summitindicated dissent .13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitDoes the hon. Gentleman not see the fragility of a European defence that is dependent on key items of American hardware, which he correctly identifies that we do not have, and…13 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy hon. Friend has given three fantastic reasons that my hon. Friend has given for lifting the ban, but such a move is also popular with the public: 80% of people polled backed…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillOn a slightly more constructive point, does the Minister agree that calls for the process to allow asylum seekers to work after they have been in the country for three months…12 May 2025