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HANSARD Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave , withdrawn. Clause 43 Fees Amendments made: 1, page 29, line 19, after “State” insert “or by a traffic commissioner”.…01 May 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI have been a member of the all-party group since 2018. Does the hon. Member also recognise that the rail link would benefit everybody from Bath to beyond? It would also have many…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Tibet is currently ranked as the least free place for civil and political rights by Freedom House, alongside Syria. There are credible reports of torture, extrajudicial…30 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingCan the hon. Gentleman explain whether a doctor who diagnoses a terminal illness is part of that manipulative coercion?29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI thank the hon. Lady for sharing her story, which I understand is very personal. Does she not accept, though, that the choice her father made would never be taken away from him…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLanguage for Life Programme16. What steps her Department is taking to accelerate the roll-out of the Language for Life programme for nursery and pre-school age children.29 Apr 2024HANSARDLanguage for Life ProgrammeThere is growing evidence of how important it is to provide support for speech and language development in nurseries and for preschool-aged children. Programmes such as Language…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I add my condolences to the family of Lord Field? He was an exceptional man and an outstanding politician, and I had the privilege of knowing him for two years while he was…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillBefore I start my remarks, I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. My amendments—amendments 39 to 41—all refer to the Protection from…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI have mentioned several times in debate, and in a useful meeting that I had with the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the hon. Member for…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe tendency that the hon. Gentleman refers to is not new. My daughter, who graduated in 2011 and therefore started in 2008, was already under that pressure. He is right that for…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI am no apologist for big pharma companies, but does the hon. Member not acknowledge that there was time pressure in producing a vaccine to mitigate all the things we have heard…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsFurther to that, may I suggest that this should not be binary? We do not acknowledge that some people have clearly had severely negative side effects from the covid vaccine. That…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. This is the point, is it not? There has to be absolute certain evidence that there is that link to the covid vaccine. That still has to…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess Deathsrose—18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point that there is not a single medical intervention that does not also have risks—the medical profession will always acknowledge that—but is it…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI add my sincere condolences to Mr Speaker and his family on the loss of his father. A report from the Jo Cox Foundation called the abuse of MPs a “threat to democracy”. That…18 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionTwenty years ago, I was a councillor with responsibility for waste, and we had the same issue then. What has happened in the meantime? In 20 years of being aware of household food…16 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge Solar Farms: National GridMay I also welcome the Minister to his new role? According to National Grid, £58 billion of investment is needed to meet our 2035 decarbonising target. British electricity demand…16 Apr 2024HANSARDRail Manufacturing: Job LossesThe Government’s inaction in signing off new orders for trains is now threatening hundreds of jobs in County Durham and wiping millions of pounds off the value of rail…16 Apr 2024