"Ealing has long had a big Iranian diaspora. In 1978, when England did not qualify in the world cup and Iran did, a lot of my classmates were supporting the latter; now, they are my adult constituents, and they have been caught up in all this. Could my right hon. …..." Rupa Huq - View Speech
"I rise to support amendments 34 to 36 and new clause 6, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Walsall and Bloxwich (Valerie Vaz), who sadly cannot be here today.
Health inequality shapes life expectancy and outcomes —covid deaths illuminated that—but it is absent from the Bill. A …..." Rupa Huq - View Speech
"I totally agree. We know that Esther Rantzen and Jonathan Dimbleby want the Bill to be implemented, but our role is to be voices for the voiceless, so I totally agree with her.
As opposed to the vague, ever-changing qualifying criteria that are held up as safeguards, at least these …..." Rupa Huq - View Speech
Given the cost of care, people could convince themselves that elderly relatives would be better off out of the way, in order to get the younger generation on the ladder.
We know from the experience of other places that once assisted …..." Rupa Huq - View Speech
At my advice surgery, people have pointed out the unfairness of the £10,000 cost of Dignitas. We know that the status quo is imperfect, but let us not remedy it with something that will make things worse. We need to get this 100% right …..." Rupa Huq - View Speech