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HANSARDAssisted DyingI have not had a family member do that, but we have all encountered friends and relatives who have been under intolerable pressure. Hon. Members have cited examples, and I can do…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsUkraine is by far the most important issue facing us, not least in terms of preventing mass starvation in Africa. One cannot help noticing that unlike all the other fluff in the…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingWill my hon. Friend allow me to intervene?04 Jul 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe single greatest motor of world prosperity is free trade. Although it is allowable to have trade remedies to deal with unfair dumping or subsidies, they must be strictly…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceIt is obviously a very worrying situation. I do not want to go into too much detail on it, partly because I am not sufficiently briefed. However, the fact is that this casual…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceThese debates go back a long way—over 20 years—and I have taken part in most of them. I remember a debate when Keith Vaz was sitting in the Minister’s place. I instituted a debate…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceI agree entirely—that is the purpose of these debates. As we are only a group of Back Benchers, we ask our Government to raise the issue up the agenda and talk about all these…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceAnd Maira Shahbaz?28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceI thank the hon. Gentleman for that very helpful intervention. We have been very good at isolating Russia. We have heard about the complications in Ukraine, with the appalling…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe most important thing in all this is peace, and getting power sharing up and running. Will the right hon. Gentleman acquaint the House with the discussions that he has had with…27 Jun 2022HANSARDFood StrategyThe Secretary of State has just mentioned that we lack total self-sufficiency in wheat production. Presumably, given the skyrocketing prices in the wheat market because of what is…23 Jun 2022HANSARDProtection of StoneworkFollowing decisions by the House Commissions in February, the sponsor body paused its work on producing a business case for the restoration and renewal programme. The two…23 Jun 2022HANSARDProtection of StoneworkThat is an extremely good question. As I sit on the sponsor board, I can say that that is an absolute priority for everybody working for the delivery authority. A huge amount of…23 Jun 2022HANSARDCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe was founded in 1949 by the treaty of London. It was founded to combat fascism, Nazism and communism, and played an extraordinarily positive role in doing…15 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesOrder. Minister, could you allow one minute for the mover to say something?14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesWe have to finish at 4.12 pm. Would you allow the mover of the motion two minutes?14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesWe will have a five-minute time limit now. I call Claire Hanna.14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeOrder. There are no other speeches in this half-hour debate.14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI remind Members, please, to keep under six minutes; otherwise, not everybody will get in.14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesOrder. Quite a lot of people have risen to speak, and I would like to give them all the chance to do so. I do not want to introduce a limit at this point, so I ask that you keep…14 Jun 2022