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HANSARDDignity in DyingMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and I will come directly to that. My aim in this debate is not to persuade all colleagues of the rightness of this cause but to make two…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingI express my thanks to Mr Speaker for granting this Adjournment debate. Assisted dying is an immensely sensitive and emotive issue of conscience over which each of us…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingI will get a little further with my case, and then I will certainly give way. Furthermore, this leniency does nothing for those who cannot afford a trip to Switzerland; who cannot…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingI very much agree with what the hon. Lady says. She has thought about this very carefully. We all want to see choice extended wherever possible in our daily lives, and she is…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingMy hon. Friend and I will no doubt continue this argument for many months. He and I are as one on the importance of improving palliative care, but alas, there are those who will…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy right hon. Friend is making an incredibly strong point. Does he think it is quite inappropriate for one of the leading nations at the United Nations, with the privilege of a…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareNotwithstanding the somewhat churlish approach of the Opposition Front Bench, today’s announcement marks good and steady progress on the part of a Government who have, after many…01 Dec 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentI thank the Home Secretary for the content and tone with which she delivered her statement. Does she agree that in dealing with these criminal gangs of people smugglers, we are…25 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI draw the House’s attention to my interests, which are set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to the fact that my wife is an NHS GP and has been for the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26It is clear that the COP in Glasgow has gone better than many of us feared, but, as I am sure my right hon. Friend would agree, there are no possible grounds for complacency. Will…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget Resolutionsindicated dissent .27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me on this first day of the Budget debate. I draw the House’s attention to my interests, which are declared in the register. I do not…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWill my right hon. Friend give way?27 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterThe whole House will want to thank my hon. Friend for what is, I think, her first reply to an urgent question in this role and for the robust nature of it. This is a dreadful…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI have a great deal of sympathy with what my right hon. Friend is saying, and I think the Government deserve considerable credit for grasping this nettle at last, but may I ask…14 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxThe Government Chief Whip told me only this morning that the tug of war was one of his happiest memories of Jo. It seems to me—you may agree, Madam Deputy Speaker—that it would…09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxIt is a tremendous delight, indeed a privilege, to follow the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Kim Leadbeater). On the strength of what she told the House today, no one on either…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayIt is a pleasure to serve under your benign sway today, Mr Davies. I congratulate the Chairman of the International Development Committee on so ably leading this debate and on all…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThe Minister is right about the massive British taxpayer investment and the huge results that have been achieved. Will he follow my earlier comments and give Members an…08 Sept 2021