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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will, one more time, and then I want to make some progress.17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hope that the right hon. Member has read the human rights requirements, because they are about the treatment and dignity of the woman in question and the safety of the service…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI respect the right hon. Gentleman’s belief, and I will always defend his right to it. I tell him this, however: the human rights of the woman carrying the baby are intricately…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, but I cannot take any interventions. New clause 20 is primarily about whether we think that abortion is a human right, and how we apply that principle to our laws…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry; I cannot take interventions because of time. Those who worry that new clause 20 removes outdated laws should look at the limited number of prosecutions that have taken…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, but I cannot. I will tell him afterwards why I cannot, but I promise that it is not out of a lack of respect for his position. Some say that Northern Ireland is…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI respect the fact that the hon. and learned Gentleman does not agree with abortion, but as I have said throughout my life when campaigning on this issue, stopping access to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDWindrush Day 2025My hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful speech. Does she share not just my tribute to Amelia Gentleman for the work she did to uncover what happened with the Windrush…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesLet us be short and frank, then. For many of us in this House, this is no longer complicated. Time has run out for claiming ambiguity of action. Since 20 May, we have seen 22 more…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member seems to believe the regulatory regimes we had were a ceiling rather than a floor. There was nothing to prevent us from having higher standards; they were…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I cannot even look you in the eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I know I should not be tempted into quite that level of analysis. Very practically, we are trying to deal with the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member had the luxury and benefit of being on the Public Bill Committee. I did not have the ability to ask the questions that he is asking, but I look at the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow my colleagues from Stoke, who have so powerfully advocated for their local communities. It is also an absolute pleasure to be part of a debate with my…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for setting that out. It is incredibly helpful and reassuring to many of us to hear that in this instance just a handful of regulations would be affected. I…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I will happily give way, although I promised Madam Deputy Speaker that I was about to turn to new clause 15.04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The hon. Member can take it as yes, but he will know that I am sticking very closely to the amendments, because I want to come on to how we make such decisions. First, though, we…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for giving that personal testimony. What she touches on is what we have seen in the debate in this country for several years now: the expectation…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI understand the position that the hon. Member is taking. Many of us believe that somebody standing at an abortion clinic and feeling the need to pray there, rather than in a…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI will of course give way—the hon. Gentleman gave way to me.02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI do apologise, Mr Vickers. I just thought that, given his recent pronouncement and the interest that he has shown in this matter, the hon. Member for Clacton would be here. Let…02 Jun 2025