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HANSARDExport Target3. What progress she has made on helping businesses to reach her target level of exports.02 May 2024HANSARDExport TargetAre we really the fourth largest exporter in the world?02 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ14. I was the Lord Commissioner who signed into law the special pension of the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer). He owes me one! The Prime…01 May 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingWill the Minister allow me to intervene?29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingYou have plenty of time.29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingA couple of years ago, on the near continent, a young woman of 23 years was euthanised, having suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder since 2016. Although physically…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Are powers available to the Secretary of State where schools refuse to implement her guidance on social transitioning?29 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingWhat makes hospices so remarkable is their independence. My fear is that the more one demands that they be funded by the state, that independence will be curtailed and questioned.…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we debate whether changes to the Standing Orders are necessary? They are the nearest thing that we have to a written constitution. Yesterday, there were multiple references to…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAbortion Legislation6. To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church will publish a statement on its position on amendments tabled to the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAbortion LegislationI welcome the support for new clauses 15 and 34. I think the Second Church Estates Commissioner has given implicit opposition to the new clause in the name of the right hon.…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWill the Minister consider a further measure to right a historic injustice? In Committee, will he entertain an amendment to allow those caught up in the loan charge access to a…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind14. What plans she has to support floating offshore wind farms.16 Apr 2024HANSARDFloating Offshore WindWhat assistance can be had for those fast-growing enterprises principally reliant on equity?16 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in Hotels11. What progress he has made on reducing the number of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels.15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsDoes the Minister’s ambition extend to closing all the hotels?15 Apr 2024HANSARDCyber-security and UK DemocracyA successful deterrent requires the capability and the will to retaliate. Have we got either?25 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point, but—I have employed young people myself—is it not right to allow employers the discretion to discriminate between various employees on the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024I entirely accept the point the Minister makes with respect to the definition of poverty, but the hon. Member for Glasgow South West makes a fair point in drawing attention to the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024Will the hon. Gentleman give way?18 Mar 2024