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HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportThe Government are right to have apologised to WASPI women today and my right hon. Friend is also right to have acknowledged the significant disappointment that will be felt. What…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Lobular Breast CancerI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate on such an important topic, and for so movingly sharing the story of her friend Heather. I want to raise the case of my constituent…10 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaA few days ago I met Sawsan Abou Zainedin of Madaniya, a Syrian non-governmental organisation. She speaks powerfully of the shared responsibility of Syrians to build an inclusive…09 Dec 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill The following extract is from the Second Reading debate on 29 November 2024.06 Dec 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionMy hon. Friend briefly mentioned coercion, and the well-held fears of many of us in the House about the risk of coercion, particularly for vulnerable people. What does he make of…06 Dec 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionMy hon. Friend briefly mentioned coercion, and the well-held fears of many of us in the House about the risk of coercion, particularly for vulnerable people. What does he make of…06 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsMy hon. Friend is talking about fixing the foundations and that point was also made by the now absent hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) earlier in the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend briefly mentioned coercion, and the well-held fears of many of us in the House about the risk of coercion, particularly for vulnerable people. What does he make of…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillEarlier this week, colleagues and I met two eminent doctors who were former presidents of the Association for Palliative Medicine, and they raised serious concerns about the Bill,…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn some parts of my constituency, particularly Cowdenbeath, there has been a reported rise in violent and antisocial behaviour. Such behaviour is unacceptable and causes fear,…28 Nov 2024HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMy constituent Dr Lubna Hadoura is an NHS consultant who desperately wants to be able to care for her 80-year-old mother, a refugee displaced from Gaza earlier this year who is…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI thought the Conservative party styled itself the party of law and order, but it seems that that is increasingly not the case when it comes to international law. The Government…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for securing this important debate. As we…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Some 824 former miners in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy are rightly delighted that our Government have returned over £1 billion from the mineworkers’ pension scheme to those who…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is great to hear the right hon. Gentleman speak of the Labour party’s manifesto at the last election and about how important it is that we can get through our programme for…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is a pity to interrupt the hon. Gentleman when he is in such a state of excitement about his work, but it is difficult to take a lecture from him on delivery when this Labour…12 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsSome have spoken today of the wait for this Budget. Depending on our perspective, we waited either 16 weeks or 14 years, and I was in the latter camp. I was proud to sit behind my…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman is talking about stability, but does he recognise the irony in his party—the party of Liz Truss—lecturing the Government about stability?06 Nov 2024