“What we are considering today is not the general principle, “Do we or do we not agree with assisted dying?”; it is this Bill. We are not a debating society; we are a Parliament. I therefore ask my hon. Friend why it is the case that virtually no disabled people’s organisation in this country supports the Bill.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism160th of 90524.0
- Mental health303rd of 89012.0
- Assisted dying124th of 3926.0
- NHS waiting lists213th of 5436.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
- Women's health & gynaecology100th of 2123.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“I send my commiserations to the hon. Member’s constituents for not receiving his newsletter. On a wider point, I have visited the hard-working postal workers at the Garforth and Seacroft delivery offices in in my constituency and, as he says, they work hard and take pride in their work.”
Royal Mail: Performance · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Forty-one MPs, including myself, have signed early-day motion 2386 tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) regarding the Palestine Action hunger strike, which calls on the Justice Secretary “to intervene urgently to ensure” that the treatment of the prisoners concerned “is hu…”
Business of the House · 2025-12-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I need to be honest: the prospect of citizens in our country being put away in jail for up to three years without the benefits of a trial by jury sends a chill through my heart. I gently say that no Government should ever govern as if they will be in power for ever.”
Criminal Court Reform · 2025-12-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“She has been forgotten too many times in this place, but I will put that to one side. The letter from the then shadow Home Secretary and I called on Theresa May to introduce a Hillsborough law in the aftermath of Grenfell. I commend this Labour Government for bringing forward this legislation.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2025-11-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Foreign Secretary will be aware that Colombia and South Africa, as co-chairs of the Hague Group, have called an emergency ministerial conference in defence of international law and the rights of the Palestinian people, to take place in Bogotá in July. Countries across the world are confirming their attendance.”
Topical Questions · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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