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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeMy hon. Friend is right to make the point that her constituent is not alone. Many of us have taken up cases on behalf of Palestinians trapped in Gaza, and have met the…13 May 2024HANSARDTaxation: Living Standards17. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his tax policies on living standards.07 May 2024HANSARDTaxation: Living StandardsIn the run-up to last week’s elections, the Prime Minister never stopped talking about national insurance cuts, and the Minister talked about them again today, but the Government…07 May 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI have spoken in previous debates since 2012, the year after my father took his life alone and prematurely with terminal lung cancer. However, today’s debate is different, because…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingWhen the BMA consulted its members, more doctors supported a change in the law than opposed it.29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingHas the hon. Gentleman not read the Select Committee report? We looked at every single jurisdiction. There was no evidence that palliative care declined in countries that adopted…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingWe looked at this in detail as a Select Committee. Not a single jurisdiction that has defined its law in terms of terminal illness has chosen to broaden it.29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted Dyingrose —29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingWill the hon. Lady give way?29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI think it is necessary to have accuracy in this debate. I refer the hon. Gentleman to paragraph 7 on page 96 in which the Select Committee says: “We also conclude that…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillWhile I respect the views of the hon. and learned Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), who raised some valid points about the county court system and the…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. It does vary in different parts of the country, but the way in which it has come earlier and earlier each year, to the ludicrous…24 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeGiven that the Minister has heard from many Members that spouses coming to the UK have no recourse to public funds and pay the health surcharge, in what specific way are they a…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeI beg to move, That this House has considered minimum income thresholds for partner and spousal visas. I am pleased to speak with you in the Chair, Sir George. I want to express…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeI see the Minister shaking his head, so I will put my points to him. The Government have talked about migration as a problem, but have failed to come up with a solution that…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeMy hon. Friend makes an important point and I will come on to it. Across communities, ordinary people doing valuable jobs are having to rethink their lives. Let us reflect for a…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeI was not suggesting they are a burden; I was simply reflecting the Government’s argument. My hon. Friend demonstrates, in addition to my argument, that those people are clearly…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeMy hon. Friend is right. This is discriminatory not simply in the way my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) mentioned, but in terms of wealth. Let us…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeThe right hon. Member is right; the failure to consider the human aspect of the decision runs right through the policy. As I say, the Government are arguing that it is to stop…23 Apr 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeI thank all colleagues for their contributions, and particularly the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie). I reassure her that I know she is not alone on the Conservative…23 Apr 2024