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HANSARD Sport England: Tackling RacismI thank the hon. Member for his intervention; he is absolutely right. I will come on to the role that sport plays in bringing communities together and why it is so important. Just…09 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I think he might have read some of my speech, which I will carry on with. I will set out why the Bill is not safe, and speak about…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some progress. Hundreds of eating disorder experts, doctors, lawyers, charities, family members and people with lived experience urged Parliament to close this…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater), all the Members who served on the Committee and, indeed, the whole House for the approach that…20 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportFirst, may I thank the Home Secretary for her statement and for her leadership and commitment to getting a grip on this issue? As a Member of Parliament for one of the largest…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am quite perplexed by my hon. Friend’s speech, but I would like to understand whether he has data related to the demographics of those jurisdictions compared with the UK. If he…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Member; she is making a very powerful speech. Does she share my concern about the removal of the coroner, as stated clearly by the Royal College of Pathologists,…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does she share my concern that most of our discussions today were thrashed out in Committee, and now we are being told that we have to…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for his statement, and I thank the Government for the sanctions that they have imposed. I appreciate that allies must work together and that it takes time to…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsWill the hon. Member clarify what he proposes? Eighty-eight per cent. of halal meat is pre-stunned. Is he just after pre-stunned meat? Is that the crux of his argument?09 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsFollowing on from my intervention on the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe), I have looked at the issue of stunning. I have heard from a slaughterhouse that,…09 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and the actions he has taken. I also welcome the Prime Minister’s joint statement yesterday. The word “genocide” is used quite…20 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes my right hon. Friend share my concern that there will only be three hours for a panel, and that the first and second doctors might not actually know the patient or have met…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank Members for supporting amendments 14 and 38 in my name. I acknowledge that the promoter of the Bill, my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater), has said…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is the problem with this Bill, this process and what we are being told. We are being given things on the face of the Bill—16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. My amendment 14 is very much about anorexia. It has been debated and hashed out time and again. I have come to the House today and been…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I will make progress. I am very conscious that lots of colleagues are here. I remember that we were all sitting here in November the first time that we debated this Bill; more…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some progress. I sincerely appreciate the guidance from you, Madam Deputy Speaker, from Mr Speaker and from all across this House—the Clerks have been really helpful.…16 May 2025