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HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesDoes the Minister not agree that under a reciprocal arrangement, not only would we uprate the pensions of our citizens who are living in a partner country, but that partner…20 May 2025HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesI am grateful to the right hon. Member for his intervention; his memory obviously goes back further than mine on this issue. However, we are dealing with the current situation,…20 May 2025HANSARDPensions: Expatriatesindicated dissent .20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitOn six separate occasions since the beginning of the year I have asked the Paymaster General about plans for a youth mobility scheme, and every single time he has told me that…20 May 2025HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) for securing this debate. Nearly 13 million UK…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Knowsley (Anneliese Midgley) for her incredible speech, to Olivia’s family, and to the Government for listening to their call and including…20 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 87, which stands in my name, and in support of various amendments tabled by other Members and also signed by me. Prior to this legislation…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not; I am sorry. The amendment would help to inform the clinical judgment that will need to be made in each individual case and discourage patients from applying to…16 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseI thank the Paymaster General for advance sight of his statement. The infected blood scandal is a harrowing story of people being failed not only by the medical professionals who…14 May 2025HANSARD Venture Capital: AccessI just want to highlight that part of my pitch was that we could do more to encourage that voluntary take up. Anything compulsory would be very much a last resort. We should be…13 May 2025HANSARD Venture Capital: AccessI beg to move, That this House has considered access to venture capital for people from ethnic minority and other underrepresented backgrounds. It is a pleasure to serve under…13 May 2025HANSARD Venture Capital: AccessI entirely agree that we need to do more to bridge that gap. I am delighted to hear about some of the efforts already being made towards that goal in Northern Ireland. In 2022,…13 May 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Financial Times reported this morning that the Paymaster General has confirmed that the UK is looking to set up a youth mobility…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I was glad to add my name to new clauses 1 to 6, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins). I speak to new clause 1 on the age of data…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSheen Uncovered is a clothing business in my constituency that the Secretary of State is welcome to visit any time. It has been significantly affected by the need to pay import…01 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillUnder the previous Conservative Government, fraudsters got away with claiming billions of pounds of covid support funds, as an eyewatering £39.8 billion went uncollected due to…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWarm words about a reset in UK-EU relations are no longer enough. The summit that will take place in London on 19 May is an opportunity for real action. Will the Minister take the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCivil Service ReformI have listened with a great deal of interest to what the right hon. Gentleman has had to say on the Government’s plans to make Whitehall more efficient and to make significant…24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) on his work in securing this debate. We have seen…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for securing this debate and for his stirring…03 Apr 2025