I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for what she has just said about the '97 intake of women MPs, of which I was one, of course—and I am delighted to be succeeded in my constituency by another Labour woman candidate. My right hon. and learned Friend has referred...

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for what she has just said about the '97 intake of women MPs, of which I was one, of course—and I am delighted to be succeeded in my constituency by another Labour woman candidate. My right hon. and learned Friend has referred...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her thoughtful response to the debate, but I hope that she will accept that the current law provides no safeguards whatever in relation to the rather large number of deaths that Professor Seale found involved a criminal act, however compassionate the motive,...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her thoughtful response to the debate, but I hope that she will accept that the current law provides no safeguards whatever in relation to the rather large number of deaths that Professor Seale found involved a criminal act, however compassionate the motive,...

My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point, drawing on her own personal experience. She is absolutely right. Experience in the state of Oregon and in the Netherlands, for example, shows that wonderful palliative care, far from being reduced or diminished by a change in the law to allow assisted...

My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point, drawing on her own personal experience. She is absolutely right. Experience in the state of Oregon and in the Netherlands, for example, shows that wonderful palliative care, far from being reduced or diminished by a change in the law to allow assisted...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to raise this important and sensitive issue in the House this evening, Mr. Deputy Speaker. When I served as Health Secretary a few years ago, I became increasingly concerned about the plight of individuals who were seeking an assisted death and who desperately...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to raise this important and sensitive issue in the House this evening, Mr. Deputy Speaker. When I served as Health Secretary a few years ago, I became increasingly concerned about the plight of individuals who were seeking an assisted death and who desperately...

Adjournment debate on the law on assisted suicide.

Adjournment debate on the law on assisted suicide.

I warmly welcome the substance of my right hon. Friend's statement and the spirit in which he made it. As the Government take forward the debate on the three funding options that they have put forward, can he assure me that they will also continue to build on the excellent...

I warmly welcome the substance of my right hon. Friend's statement and the spirit in which he made it. As the Government take forward the debate on the three funding options that they have put forward, can he assure me that they will also continue to build on the excellent...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the effect on the average ticket price of a flight from East Midlands Airport of the use by that airport of administered incentive pricing for the aeronautical radio spectrum.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the effect on the average ticket price of a flight from East Midlands Airport of the use by that airport of administered incentive pricing for the aeronautical radio spectrum.

(2) whether his Department plans to make available to people over the age of 55 years a polypill combining statins with other medicines to reduce the risk of circulatory diseases.

(2) whether his Department plans to make available to people over the age of 55 years a polypill combining statins with other medicines to reduce the risk of circulatory diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of the use of polypills combining statins and other medicines on levels of circulatory disease-related (i) deaths and (ii) disability in people over the age of 55 years;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of the use of polypills combining statins and other medicines on levels of circulatory disease-related (i) deaths and (ii) disability in people over the age of 55 years;

(2) what estimate he has made of the individual cost to passengers using East Midlands Airport of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum if the full cost is passed on by airlines.

(2) what estimate he has made of the individual cost to passengers using East Midlands Airport of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum if the full cost is passed on by airlines.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what assessment he has made of the cost to East Midlands Airport of the introduction of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum;

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what assessment he has made of the cost to East Midlands Airport of the introduction of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum;

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the International Telecommunications Union on the implications for aeronautical radio spectrum in the UK of introducing administered incentive pricing.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the International Telecommunications Union on the implications for aeronautical radio spectrum in the UK of introducing administered incentive pricing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the clinical effectiveness of polypills combining statins for cholesterol reduction with low doses of other safe and effective medicines that reduce blood pressure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the clinical effectiveness of polypills combining statins for cholesterol reduction with low doses of other safe and effective medicines that reduce blood pressure.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Deplorable though it is that private information relating to hon. Members and our staff has been offered as a leak or possibly for sale to members of the press, we clearly cannot blame the media for the situation in which we find ourselves....

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Deplorable though it is that private information relating to hon. Members and our staff has been offered as a leak or possibly for sale to members of the press, we clearly cannot blame the media for the situation in which we find ourselves....

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her support, because she has done outstanding work on the issue. On the second issue, I want to return to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corbyn) about caste discrimination, because it is certainly the...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her support, because she has done outstanding work on the issue. On the second issue, I want to return to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corbyn) about caste discrimination, because it is certainly the...

The hon. Gentleman raises an extremely interesting point. There is no doubt that there are occasions when there are competing rights. I dealt with that as Minister for Women when we were considering, for instance, the introduction of laws against religious discrimination and laws against discrimination on grounds of sexual...

The hon. Gentleman raises an extremely interesting point. There is no doubt that there are occasions when there are competing rights. I dealt with that as Minister for Women when we were considering, for instance, the introduction of laws against religious discrimination and laws against discrimination on grounds of sexual...

I strongly agree with the hon. Gentleman. I do not think there would be much disagreement in any part of the House. We carefully considered that in setting up the single Equality Commission, and I know that the Commission takes it extremely seriously.

I strongly agree with the hon. Gentleman. I do not think there would be much disagreement in any part of the House. We carefully considered that in setting up the single Equality Commission, and I know that the Commission takes it extremely seriously.

I disagree with the hon. Lady on that point for the reasons so eloquently expressed by the Leader of the House. The point that I wanted to make about the right to request flexible working and, more broadly, work-family balance is that the new challenge we face is how employers...

I disagree with the hon. Lady on that point for the reasons so eloquently expressed by the Leader of the House. The point that I wanted to make about the right to request flexible working and, more broadly, work-family balance is that the new challenge we face is how employers...