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HANSARDHospice FundingI congratulate everyone who has spoken in the debate. The House has come together to highlight something that I am struggling with: when people are at their most vulnerable, they…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for raising those points and I will come on to the issue of hospice at home. We know it is absolutely vital that people can choose where…22 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkYou are always welcome.17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but the point I want to make is that we need a strategic plan for managing sewage in our country. Clearly, the Victorians got it right and got…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAI in the NHSThe Health and Social Care Committee’s report into the digital technologies of the future clearly demonstrated the opportunities that sit before us if we get the basics right. AI…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Efford. This debate is clearly about risk, who carries that risk, when it is shared, and who pays for it. I will start by…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Billrose —16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillLet me first put on record that I worked in respiratory medicine for 20 years before coming to this place, and every single patient I treated regretted being where he or she was.…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe Secretary of State has talked about addiction to nicotine. If, as she has suggested, vaping is a pathway to stopping smoking, why does she not envisage a vape-free generation…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateIn speaking to the Prime Minister of Israel this evening and calling for restraint, will the Prime Minister put that into action? Should the Prime Minister of Israel say that he…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Armed Forces Minister has stated that Israeli military personnel have been training alongside UK armed forces. As a result, we clearly want to know what purpose that had, what…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Acting Parliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanI also want to put on the record my thanks to Mr Rob Behrens, not least for the way he supported one of my constituents. However, my concern is that the Minister and the Prime…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsThe Minister will know that our constituents’ voices will not be heard in the other place, and that it is us who are elected to bring those voices forward. On 17 October, the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsI am grateful to the hon. Member for bringing forward this debate. Our constituents are writing to us at this time about the challenging situation we see in Gaza, and clearly they…20 Mar 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryToo many people have died without justice or compensation for being provided with infected blood. Their families suffer today, and such injustices are deepened given that the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThis week, Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed with his Cabinet that he plans to proceed with an operation in Rafah. We know this assault will end in the killing of many civilians,…19 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law1. What discussions she had with her Israeli and Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the middle east in February 2024.14 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Humanitarian LawHistory will not judge kindly when asked whether we did everything we could to prevent possible genocide in Gaza, given the scale of suffering brought about by weapons, disease,…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway Cleanliness7. What recent assessment he has made of the cleanliness of England’s waterways.14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessWe should not have an open sewer flowing through the city of York and, when it floods, flowing into businesses and people’s homes. While water company executives have pocketed £10…14 Mar 2024