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HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesLast week I held a two-hour question and answer session with Disability Action Yorkshire. One issue that came up was the inability of disabled people to use their bus passes…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the previous Government cancelled High Speed 2, they promised more than £4 billion for projects in the north and the midlands. Do the Government still plan to deliver on…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I just wondered whether the right hon. Member shares my concerns that the amendment would end up in the territory of legislators and parliamentarians almost trying to act as…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to make two points that reflect on the oral evidence that we heard. I cannot remember exactly which witness it was, but someone said something along the lines of there…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Lady uses the term “encouragement”. If I were in a situation where a loved one wanted to access assisted dying, and I said I supported their wishes, would that fall under…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I completely understand where the hon. Lady is coming from, but this is the conflict between someone feeling like a burden because of their own personal choice and autonomy, and…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)Can the hon. Member elaborate on what the amendment would add that previous amendments we have debated would not?12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I understand the concerns my hon. Friend is raising about assessing mental capacity. Does she acknowledge that throughout this process mental capacity will be assessed not once…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I completely agree with the point the hon. Lady is making about mental capacity applying to eating disorders, but would that not be better debated in relation to defining an…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)There is a fundamental difference between trying to ensure that people have equal access to assisted dying and prohibiting a specific group or category. Does the hon. Member…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I can understand where the hon. Lady is coming from, but I wonder whether she has any specific examples of groups such as people who are homeless or prisoners having other rights…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Member makes a valid point about ensuring that there is documentary evidence. Does he not feel that that will be covered at a later point in the Bill when we debate the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDRiver HealthIn Harrogate and Knaresborough, the River Nidd regularly overflows with sewage. When I visited the Killinghall sewage treatment works last year, a key thing that came to light was…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I met the Harrogate branch of the National Autistic Society and heard first-hand stories of issues faced by people with autism, including getting a diagnosis, getting…06 Feb 2025HANSARDHate Crime ProsecutionFebruary marks LGBT History Month, and last night, many people came together in Speaker’s House to hear about the progress that has been made in tackling hate crime against the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDHate Crime Prosecution9. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit hate crime.06 Feb 2025HANSARDRiver Health3. What steps he is taking to help reduce sewage in rivers.06 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaThe Minister said that the numbers no longer added up for AstraZeneca, but in response to the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson), he said that employer…03 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Credit Take-upIn recent days and weeks, household bills across my constituency have gone up and up and up. Many who miss out on pension credit because they are just above the cut-off will now…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Sixth sitting)Q My question is probably more for Alex. When you were coming to the criteria and the safeguards in the Bill in your state, how did that then interplay with other regions and…30 Jan 2025