Member of Parliament
Miriam Cates
Member since
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Bills sponsored
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304
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Last spoke
22 May 2024
Recent contributions (304)
HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I do not disagree that there are women in appalling situations, such as the ones the hon. Lady has just described, and my heart goes out to them. The point I made in my speech was…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021The regulations, if passed, will compel Northern Ireland Health Ministers to commission abortion services in line with the legal framework outlined in the 2020 regulations.…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I understand that the regulations are law as things stand, but I will urge the Government later in my contribution to repeal section 9,…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I appreciate that this is a very emotive issue, as other hon. Members have said. Many of us have different opinions—I fully…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021No, I am going to make some progress. However, the Government overreach in this legislation goes beyond abortion regulations. Paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW report, which were…26 Apr 2021
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