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HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresYes, but they also have covid and flu in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Holland. Winter after winter, they cope far better because they have much more integrated social…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsPensioners are increasingly worried about the fact that, although they have paid high—and now higher—taxes all their life, the service they get from the NHS seems to get worse.…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentWhile the judgment is welcome, it will not solve the problem not just because of the relatively few numbers that can be deported to Rwanda but because each case must be fought…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Given that, under the 1951 refugee convention, if no legal and safe routes are available it is illegal to arrest and detain an asylum seeker landing on our shores at Dover,…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Independent InquiryThis Minister, of all Ministers, will be aware that our armed forces veterans are acutely depressed and angry about the fact that their political masters sent them into this…15 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI was present at the meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, which was alluded to by the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South…13 Dec 2022HANSARDSudden Cardiac ArrestLike many of my Lincolnshire constituents, I live in a remote village and in the unlikely event of my having a sudden cardiac arrest—I am sure that would disappoint people—there…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsLondon North Eastern Railway seems to have been less affected than other services. Does that not underline that importance of the campaign by my hon. Friend the Member for…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Use of the River ThamesThe restoration and renewal programme is considering a range of innovative methods to support future works on the Palace, including making use of the river access. No decisions…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Use of the River ThamesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that question. He is a formidable campaigner for making use of the river. Along with others on the Sponsor Body, I am putting pressure on…01 Dec 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThat is an interesting point, but is the freedom to have an abortion at 24 weeks rather than 22 weeks the kind of fundamental right that we believe should be protected in a Bill…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I apologise that I cannot stay until the end of this debate, but I have to chair a meeting upstairs. MPs who want…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI would quite like to ask my own question, if the hon. Lady will forgive me. If the right to abortion is so restrictive in this country, why do we have one of the highest abortion…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionWill the hon. Lady give way?28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe hon. Lady mentions a worry about what is happening in the rest of the world. We have heard a lot about the United States of America, but we are in an entirely different…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI agree with the hon. Lady. It is a very dangerous parliamentary and legal practice for anyone to try to achieve their aims by piggybacking them on a Bill that is designed to deal…28 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is always a pleasure to follow the robust Conservative good sense of the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). Most of the time, I agree with everything he says. Of…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsNo, it is not workable, and I welcome the fact that the Health and Social Care Secretary appears to be trying to think creatively about that. We need radical surgery in the NHS.…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsNo, we have heard from the hon. Lady. I want to get through my remarks as quickly as possible. As there are these disincentives to work, people say that we need mass migration. We…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCoronation of King Charles III3. What role the Church of England will have in the coronation of King Charles III.17 Nov 2022