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HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsMy hon. Friend will know about my constituent, Michal Luc, who is in exactly the same situation. We talk to parents who see their children degenerating and dying before their…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, not only about the impact on schools—I will say more later about what we can do in schools—but about the pressure on CAMHS and the massive…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice, because we have a precedent for a situation that can arise on numerous occasions. In the nine years I have been in the House,…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsI thank the Minister for the honourable way in which she has played a straight bat in what is a very sticky wicket; I am grateful to her for that. She mentioned that she was…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsCould you explain the rules to me, Mr Speaker? If it is proved that today’s Adjournment debate is not sub judice and that the information could have been proffered to the House in…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This important debate is about whether this drug is going to be available for these young children, and you will share my concern that we are not…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesMy hon. Friend, who is always a champion for rural communities, makes an important point about rural isolation. We have known for a long time about the mental health challenges of…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsI thank the Minister for giving way again. The language she is using is the same as that we hear in a lot of these debates. She has said that many of these families and young…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 900 jobs were put at risk when Kerry Foods announced the closure of its plant in Burton. I know the Secretary of State has been in touch with the managing director of Kerry…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, whom I congratulate on his work in our NHS; I am grateful that he does such a great job on mental health work in the community. He raises…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesAt a time when the public look in on this place often with derision and sometimes with desperation about how we behave, this debate has shown Parliament at its best. There was…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is about not just the psychiatrists and the doctors, but the mental health nurses out in the community. I have witnessed their great work at…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI beg to move, That this House has considered children and mental health services. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. We could not be in better…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. It is a pity that more people did not share his foresight, so that we could have acted sooner. We are laying the foundations for…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Trauma in young people’s lives is often the trigger, whether it is sexual abuse, domestic abuse, violence perpetrated by other young people, or…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. During that time, babies become children, children become adults, and the problem gets worse and worse. I do not deny the Government’s…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesThe hon. Lady makes a powerful point. It is true that her constituent is not alone. When I publicised this debate on my Facebook page, I was amazed by the number of parents who…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI agree that we are in a crisis. The Government are putting record amounts of money in, but the hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that that is an unacceptable wait. I will…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI have spoken about my own mental health challenges and my battle with depression and anxiety. As an adult it was very difficult to cope with, but for a small child it must be an…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way and for his great speech. Does he agree that one of the reasons why they tender in that way is because they want to have a uniform…16 Jul 2019