Speeches by Francis.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing the debate. My constituents at Vickers Green in Crayford have experienced similar problems to other constituents. The Conservative council granted their Barratt Homes development, consisting…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for securing this important debate. Like all of us here today, I have been contacted by dozens of constituents who have been affected by problems with Thames Water’s service and, of course, the recent i…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) for securing this important debate. I pay tribute to my constituents Paula and Gillian, who have experienced the impact of pelvic mesh. I raised Paula’s experience in a debate o…”

“Like thousands of others, I carried out my caring responsibilities this morning before I came to this place. I have first-hand experience of worrying about paying the bills every month due to caring responsibilities—something I no longer have to worry about. Will the Minister consider whether we need a plan across Gove…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I need to say at the outset that my wife is employed as a SEND co-ordinator in the London borough of Bexley. I was a councillor in Bexley for 20 years, including 10 years under the last Labour Government. I hear what the hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. This has been a long process, and we are nearly at the end of it now. Members will recall that at the start of the process, I was very insistent that Mencap should give oral evidence. When it did so, Dan Scorer said: “Clause 35 is about the review of the Act. T…”

“I wish to speak to my new clause 28, which was suggested by Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. The new clause is more substantive than my two amendments in the previous group. It would require an additional assessment within 12 months of the Bill being passed, with the Secretary of State required to und…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I genuinely did not intend to speak today, but the debate, particularly the speech by the hon. Member for Richmond Park and the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, has brought me to my feet. It was 13 or 14 years a…”

“I wish to press the amendment to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.”

“Amendment 454 stands in my name, in relation to the clause on disqualification from being witness or proxy. Clause 36(2) outlines the reasons why an individual cannot be a witness or proxy: if they are a relative of the person; if it is believed they are a beneficiary of the will; if they may otherwise benefit financia…”

“I beg to move amendment 454, in clause 36, page 22, line 26, at end insert— “(e) any person who would not have capacity to request assistance to end their own life under this Act.””

“That new clause was tabled within the last week. Has my hon. Friend sought advice from the Clerks? The only way that we could amend this now is through a manuscript amendment, and I presume that now, at the eleventh hour, that would not be allowable. I just want to clarify the position.”

“I will be brief. Amendments 491, 492 and new clause 28, which will be discussed when we come to the next group, have all been suggested by Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. Amendments 491 and 492 are minor amendments that would broaden the scope of the required assessment of the availability, quality a…”

“I beg to move amendment 491, in clause 35, page 22, line 2, after “health” insert “and care”. This amendment, together with Amendment 492, would broaden the scope of the assessment criteria for the Review of this Act, by referring to “health and care services to persons with palliative and end of life care needs” to pr…”

“The annual reporting does give us some reassurance, but when we accepted some of Mencap’s recommendations last week, I said that I would welcome it if the entirety of its recommendations were accepted—and it wanted an overall review at an early stage in the process. Amendment 493 to 495, in my name, address those conce…”

“My hon. Friend the Member for Luton South and South Bedfordshire referred to IVF. My wife and I have been through IVF, and what exists is exactly what the hon. Member for Richmond Park described. There is an annual show at Olympia where it has been commercialised and it is put to people, “Why not go down this route? Wh…”

“As the parent of a wheelchair user with a severe sight impairment, I see many of the issues the report highlights on a daily basis. The report highlights the issues with aviation and the difficulties the Civil Aviation Authority has faced in enforcing regulations on behalf of wheelchair users and people with a severe s…”

“We are in danger of having much consensus this evening. As hon. Members know, this issue is very close to my heart, and my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge knows more than anybody that inequality for disabled people in this country remains ingrained. As the parent of someone with a very complex set…”

“These amendments refer to the oral evidence we received from Mencap. They would add provisions to ensure those consulted in the preparation of the chief medical officer’s guidance include persons with learning disabilities. I commend the amendments to the Committee.”

“I beg to move amendment 395, in clause 31, page 19, line 8, at end insert— “(2A) The persons consulted under subsection (2) must include persons with learning disabilities.”.”