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HANSARDFloodingI put on record my thanks to City of York council workers, as well as to the Environment Agency, for protecting our city over the new year period. Many businesses in my city flood…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformI thank NHS staff for working under severe duress over this winter. One way of ensuring better patient flows is to have better rehabilitation, so will my right hon. Friend say…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Winter PreparednessDespite York’s new emergency department, a consultant has described to me the situation in emergency medicine, where patients are waiting for days to be discharged and 50 patients…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel Payment: Pensioner PovertyI thank the residents of York for donating to my thermals collection on Saturday, but I know that older people in the city of York will really struggle this winter. Will the…16 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe Syrian diaspora in York will welcome the fall of the Assad regime, but what follows really matters. What discussions has the Foreign Secretary had with the International…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAcademisation has created fragmentation in lines of accountability, leaving local authorities carrying much risk, not least when it comes to SEND provision. Will my hon. Friend…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The overheated housing market in York is being fuelled by the 2,193 short-term holiday lets in the city. I have a private Member’s Bill on the subject, so will the Minister…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman, who makes a pertinent point. After all, we would never write a prescription before making a diagnosis, yet this Bill does that.…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will press on. Much would rely on regulations using the negative procedure, and some the affirmative. Even if not prepared within two years, clause 42(3) says the Act would be…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is hard, Madam Deputy Speaker. With compassion, we search for ways to best alleviate pain and suffering and ensure that those we love die in peace. Initiated by the Bill,…29 Nov 2024HANSARDChurch-owned Hospices: Assisted Dying1. What assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Church-owned hospices.28 Nov 2024HANSARDChurch-owned Hospices: Assisted DyingHospices have charitable aims to provide palliative care at the end of life, but these could be compromised by the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which comes before the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. My constituent Amanda Mountain is a phenomenal artist, painting the most outstanding designs and then placing them on stationery. However, Temu and SHEIN are ripping off her…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI am grateful to the Environment Agency for protecting much of my constituency. However, businesses still continue to flood. Could the Secretary of State say what he is doing to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsThe atrocities that led to the issuing of arrest warrants continue to this day, not least in healthcare facilities, with devastating stories coming out of Gaza. My hon. Friend has…25 Nov 2024HANSARDHealth and Care Staffing Costs: Employer NI ContributionsFourteen years of neglect have left hospices in a perilous condition. They are dealing with the rise in national insurance contributions, pay and other cost pressures, so I…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. York Hungry Minds is currently carrying out a pilot project examining what happens when schools have breakfast clubs and universal…18 Nov 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareIf this Government’s ambition, stemming from Lord Darzi’s report, is to be realised, significant investment is required not only in primary care but in third sector organisations.…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Council TaxYork is the lowest-funded unitary authority in the country, but has one of the highest costs of living. That puts real pressure on it. We are also among the poorest-funded for…14 Nov 2024HANSARDPensioner PovertyPensioners in poverty now have just 40 days to apply for the winter fuel payment via the pension credit system. Will the Minister look at extending the deadline so that more…11 Nov 2024