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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. There are 2,796 prisoners with indeterminate sentences for public protection languishing in our prisons, 705 of whom are 10 years over their original tariff and 112 of whom…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Sir Chris, you mentioned tobacco-related diseases. I want to focus on the impact that that has on the NHS. How would the Bill help the NHS in the short term and then in the long…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q So they would just suggest that someone go and buy a vape in a shop to help them to reduce their smoking, rather than suggest one that had been through your rigorous process? Dr…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I ask more for clarification, if a GP wanted to offer a patient a vape as a means of reducing smoking, would that have to be licensed by the MHRA as a medical device? Would it…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q So there is no obligation on the vape manufacturers to come to you to check the vape? Dr Squire: Not if they are putting a product on the market that is not making any medical…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)I do not know whether it is an actual declaration, but I did the Cancer Research 10k fun run in February—the winter run.30 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. Long-term funding is absolutely essential if hospices, particularly children’s hospices, are to be able to plan ahead. North London…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI thank the hon. Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for securing this important debate. Hospices do incredible work. In communities…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Fundraising is hard enough; inflationary costs make it much harder for fundraisers to do their excellent job of bringing an enormous…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. We need to look at what models work best for each region. I do not know about the model he talked about, but we need to look at the…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian Situation and Children’s RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing this important debate and for her…09 May 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineLast week, the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, joined by other European missions, visited Jubbet ahd-Dhib school near Bethlehem, which along with 58 other schools in the…02 May 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement and join him in condemning the appalling and cowardly murder of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee. On behalf of the Labour party, I…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I condemn any demolitions of schools, an issue that I will come to later in my speech. It is harrowing to hear her testimony and her…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI begin by thanking the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law) for securing this timely and important debate. We have had an excellent debate and covered a wide range of issues…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Classical Music: Funding and SupportI thank the many constituents who contacted me to ask for this debate. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley), who cannot speak in…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Classical Music: Funding and SupportThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Music education should also be part of this conversation. It may be outside the scope of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport,…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Classical Music: Funding and SupportThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: the BBC is a public broadcaster, and it therefore has a public duty to do things that are not available elsewhere. However, we have to look…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Classical Music: Funding and SupportThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. I will address that issue later, but it is true that the companies that have been cut do a lot of touring work and provide access to…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Classical Music: Funding and SupportThe hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) and I made the point that many of these orchestras and opera companies tour, providing access to classical music in…29 Mar 2023