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HANSARDTerminally Ill People: End of Life OptionsWhat plans he has to improve the evidence base for future debates on the options available for terminally ill people at the end of their life.12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourMy right hon. Friend has made a very well measured and balanced statement. Of course we seek a constructive relationship with China, but it has to be within the rules-based…12 Jan 2021HANSARDTerminally Ill People: End of Life OptionsMay I express my gratitude to the NHS in all its many forms in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield for their hard work over Christmas and new year, including giving me a new knee?…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is right that we should be debating global Britain this week, the 75th anniversary of…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI am afraid that I cannot give way as I have so little time.11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI give way to my hon. Friend.11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. Of course, he is right that trade is the key, but in order to get to a point where countries can trade, we need many of the very important…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Official Development AssistanceI thank the Foreign Secretary very much for his courtesy over recent months, for his extremely welcome support for the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, and for his kind…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI thank my right hon. Friend for his courtesy over the weekend, and I assure him of my very strong support for virtually all of his package today. As a result of the pandemic here…25 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy right hon. Friend has delivered for our armed forces today and he deserves the support of the whole House, particularly as he seeks to improve the procurement mechanisms of the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Doctors and Nurses (Developing Countries) BillI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to report on the merits of a scheme for the United Kingdom to pay to train two doctors or…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadUnless he wants to.05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the impact of new coronavirus regulations on the ability of terminally ill adults to travel…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting the urgent question, and I thank my right hon. Friend for responding himself. This is an issue of conscience for us as Members of the House. I…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI greatly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. The measures he has announced are significant and generous, delivered in a manner that is fast becoming this Chancellor’s…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19I draw the House’s attention to my outside interests. This is the first time I have sought to catch your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, in any of the covid debates. I want to express…22 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy right hon. Friend knows from our time in Cabinet together that I have nothing but the greatest possible respect and admiration for his negotiating skills and abilities. Given…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy hon. Friend will be aware that many of us across the House are concerned about the fact that there is not a limit. He is absolutely right that what is required is an…19 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI give way with great pleasure to my hon. Friend, who, as a distinguished resident of the royal town of Sutton Coldfield, may well recall the events of which I have spoken.16 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI am most grateful to the House for its support of this modest but important measure, particularly to the two Front Benchers for giving such full support. I believe it updates and…16 Oct 2020