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HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI am grateful for the opportunity to set the record straight; I hope that after I speak, she will withdraw those comments and that the Labour party will no longer use that…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruisliprose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipIf I may, I will set the record straight on one further point. I have heard this point about the pub landlord; I just want to tell the hon. Lady and the House and put it formally…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipAnd in facts.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipMadam Deputy Speaker, I wish you and the whole House a happy St Andrew’s day. I have come to this debate today because it strikes me that the SNP motion is pitiful politicking and…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipDoes my hon. Friend not think that it would be a better use of time to debate that rather than this motion?30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I join others in welcoming the well-judged and rapid action this weekend as well as the acceleration of boosters, including the new provision of a mass vaccination this…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI rise to support new clauses 60 and 61, which relate, like the amendments that the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) spoke about, to the UK-wide application of the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillOn the contrary: data protection laws are UK-wide, so it is appropriate that this should be done UK-wide. The second area is services. For instance, if a new treatment is…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillIt happens on an ad hoc basis, but it is not a right. The NHS is a great British institution, and access should apply right across the board. Finally, in my last few seconds, may…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI welcome the passage of the Bill and congratulate all those who have been involved in bringing it to this place and getting it to Third Reading: the Secretary of State; the…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care Billrose—22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillIs not the right way to think about this change to consider the proposal in front of us and compare it with the current system? The reason that the Dilnot system, as previously…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI support new clause 49 because I support the action that is needed to make reforms to social care that are long overdue. I have listened carefully to the debate, and it is vital…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. A further point that is being ignored by those who are trying to make a meal of this new clause is that the cutting of the daily cost offset is…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThis part of the package was described in September, because it was made clear in September that the £86,000 cap was a cap on individual costs. It did not say then that that…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI will happily comment on that. In the debate over the past few days, many people have been comparing the package put forward by the Government with the proposals from Sir Andrew…22 Nov 2021HANSARDHorse Racing10. What steps her Department is taking to help support horse racing.18 Nov 2021HANSARDHorse RacingI am very grateful for the work that the Department and the Minister have done in the pandemic to support horse racing, but as a major contributor to the economy and soft power,…18 Nov 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s decision and the cross-party consensus behind it. Medicine is based on science and the vaccine is the best of science, and we should use…09 Nov 2021