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HANSARDMenopauseYes, two minutes. The last thing I will say is that everything that everybody has said is wonderful, but as long as women do not have a single prescription charge, do not have a…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseThat is a perfect suggestion, and it is something that has been playing on my mind lately.09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseI beg to move, That this House has considered the menopause. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. It has been four years since I first spoke in a…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseThank you, Mr Robertson. I will not take the hour that is left for my summing up, although I could start all over again. I want to make just a few points. First, I thank everybody…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseMy sympathy goes to my hon. Friend’s constituent, because the story that she tells is a story that I and other colleagues hear day in, day out from women who are troubled, anxious…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseI totally agree with my hon. Friend. As she knows, my passion for this subject means that I will champion every one of the issues she has brought to my attention. Women such as…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopausal Women in the Prison EstateThe latest figures show that 39% of female prisoners are over 40, and a further 38% are aged between 30 and 39. Many of them will either be menopausal or perimenopausal already,…08 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopausal Women in the Prison Estate10. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on access to support and treatment for menopausal women in the prison estate.08 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI agree entirely, and I will talk about exactly that later. It is clear to see that the voluntary levy is not fit for purpose. What is the solution? Well, a solution is already in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention, again, to the Gambling Commission’s own words that the scare around the black market has been grossly overestimated. That is from the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the comments of Peers for Gambling Reform and the Gambling Commission about the industry’s expression of concern about the black market…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyIf my right hon. Friend listened to the rest of my speech, he might hear some information about where that is not the case. As for me being anti-gambling, I am certainly not. I…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI am not giving way. Even GambleAware, the charity that receives voluntary donations, commented recently on the woefully inadequate nature of the voluntary levy. Its chief…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI will make some progress, because I have a long speech and a lot of people want to speak. Earlier this year, NHS clinicians announced that they would stop taking money from the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI beg to move, That this House has considered proposals for a statutory gambling levy. Today, we will consider the introduction of a statutory gambling levy to replace the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI certainly do, but I just stated that the statutory levy would be graduated so that land-based high street bookies, on-street casinos and bingo halls would not pay the same levy…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI find myself in the position of matriarch of the anti-gambling brigade, which I am not. I have no interest in persecuting the industry; I merely want it to pay for the damage…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyIf the hon. Gentleman refers to Hansard to read the comments I made earlier, he will see that I reiterated everything that he has just said, so I do not quite understand his…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI thank the Minister for his response. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions today. I even thank adversaries; I hope we can find common ground on this…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEveryone Deserves a Christmas is a Swansea project that supports struggling families to enjoy a few treats at Christmas. It starts taking referrals in November, but this year,…06 Jun 2022