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HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsWill the Minister give way?21 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Private companies are able to work within the structure set out in primary legislation such as the 2012 Act. The Minister said in an interview…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsShould my Whip, who is not listening at the moment, wish me to sit down, he needs to indicate that to me and I will do exactly what I am told. The changes that we are discussing…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsChuntering.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsYes they are!18 Mar 2019HANSARD Human Medicines (Amendment) RegulationsI have been listening closely to the hon. Lady. This is already happening. A friend of mine went to her chemist to pick up some drugs and the dosage was halved by the pharmacist,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I believe, and I know he believes, that these changes are important and should not be done by statutory instrument. The goal of healthcare…18 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. As I told the Prime Minister a month ago, my constituent Maryam was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy 1 —SMA1—in November last year when she was just four months old. She…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Depersonalisation Disorder: NHS TreatmentI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I want to talk later in my speech about how many people experience the condition, and about other conditions that similar numbers of…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Depersonalisation Disorder: NHS TreatmentIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. In the 2017 Christmas Adjournment debate I spoke about depersonalisation disorder, or DPD. I told something…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Depersonalisation Disorder: NHS TreatmentAs always, I am delighted by what the Minister has offered us, especially on research, which is fantastic. I thank her for that. However, I would not be me if I did not press her…12 Mar 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill (First sitting)As we all know, the theme of Holocaust Memorial Day this year was being “Torn from home”. In the speech I made that day, I took the opportunity to speak about the way the Nazis’…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyMay I also pay tribute to the CST and thank it for the work that it did with us in working out our community cohesion policy? I found it to be an organisation that was very…20 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMaryam is just six months old, and she is beautiful. She was recently diagnosed with a devastating form of muscular dystrophy. Her brother had the same condition and died…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillCan I say that I am not at all surprised—not at all—by that? No, I do not remember the 1993 Christchurch by-election. However, I assure the hon. Gentleman that, after I have…08 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillMay I just say how delighted I am to be here this morning? I was the shadow Policing Minister during the first debate on Finn’s law, and I am so pleased that we are today passing…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillThey are not anywhere today. After considering these matters of history, let me touch on the question of which goods and services VAT is applied to. The choice of which goods and…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillI am delighted to be here today to discuss this fascinating subject—what a lovely way to spend a Friday morning! Unlike most other taxes, VAT is paid by us all, and we all have an…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillLet me finish my sentence. Such consultation should include how such a measure sits comfortably alongside other measures being taken by the Government—for example, through the…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillI hear that. We are told that the Chancellor was forced into ditching the policy only because Conservative Members were up in arms. It seems quite clear, therefore, that there are…08 Feb 2019