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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"One in 10 women in Northern Ireland is thought to have endometriosis, and the average wait time for diagnosis is an unacceptable nine and a half years. Does the Minister agree that there needs to be a UK-wide strategy that equips our NHS with endo-experienced surgeons, fertility experts, mental health …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"If criminal law does not work as a deterrent, why did late-term abortions increase in the State of Victoria and in New Zealand after decriminalisation? If we look at New Zealand in 2020, there was a 43% increase in late-term abortions between 20 weeks’ gestation and birth compared with 2019. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"I believe that both lives matter in every pregnancy—both the mum’s life and the child’s life. Abortion is often framed as a choice between the rights of the mother and of the child. I reject that framing, but today we are considering two amendments, new clause 1 and new clause …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Prostate Cancer Treatment

"The effects of prostate cancer have been well noted tonight, as has the number of men who are affected. About 12,000 die from it each year, more than 300 of them in Northern Ireland. Does the Minister agree that Northern Ireland should be included in the commissioning, and will she …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"I rise to support and speak briefly to amendment (a) to amendment 77, tabled by the hon. Member for South Antrim (Robin Swann), and I will speak to new clause 13, amendment 96 and other amendments if time permits.

I was rather confused when I looked at the amendment paper …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"No, I will not.

Amendment 443 sought to mandate that those substances be approved through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and either the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group processes. I therefore strongly support amendment 96, tabled by the hon. …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. On a constitutional basis alone, amendment (a) to amendment 77 is necessary, and I hope that hon. Members will feel they can support it.

Moving on to factors beyond the constitution, I am concerned that there is a dangerous absence of an adequate regulatory …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Job creation in Wales is vital, so what representations has the Secretary of State made on behalf of businesses in Wales and the rest of Great Britain, which are being forced not to supply businesses in Northern Ireland any more because of the outrageous and unnecessary parcel border in the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Space Industry

"In Upper Bann, I see at first hand the potential of the space industry, with my area having one of the strongest advanced manufacturing bases in Northern Ireland and being home to companies that contribute to aerospace and high-precision engineering, both of which are important to aerospace sector technologies. Does …..."
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