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HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point, with which I wholly agree. This is not just about speed; it is also about consistency. We can go to the local supermarket and buy…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionMy right hon. Friend and I share a passion for this subject. Does he agree that the absurdity lying at the heart of it is that heroin is legally prescribed as morphine, which has…20 May 2019HANSARD Banking (Consumer and Small Business Protection)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to enable consumers to transfer mortgages between providers; to prohibit the sale of mortgage debt to…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionOff-rolling is often just the start of a conveyor belt that leads to pupil referral units, which too often are county lines recruiting grounds and villain academies. What is the…07 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. In 2017, my constituent Rebecca Kruza tragically took her own life. She had her whole life ahead of her but suffered from post-natal depression. Her son will now grow up never…01 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealWill the Secretary of State confirm that there are already differential rates of duties and VAT between Northern Ireland and the Republic and that, whether we leave with a deal or…10 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Chancellor agree that, in view of the failure of London Capital & Finance, of Premier FX, of individual police forces around the country to investigate economic crime,…09 Apr 2019HANSARDTax Paid: ReductionsDoes the Minister agree that taxes could be lower if spending was better controlled, yet this House provides no scrutiny of spending whatsoever? The supply and appropriation Bill…09 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWill the hon. Gentleman tell the House what there is in the Bill that the Prime Minister has not already said she will do in relation to an article 50 extension? Given that she…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisMy constituent Teagan Appleby suffers horrendously with one of the worst cases of child epilepsy in the United Kingdom. It has been heartrending to go round to her house to see…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am listening very carefully. My right hon. Friend said that the emergency legislation process is necessary but, as the whole House knows, the reality is that the Prime Minister…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my right hon. Friend will be aware, the Prime Minister has already sought an article 50 extension. She came to this House to explain it and, to my mind, I cannot see how she…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe whole House can see that my right hon. Friend has given himself the style, if not the title, of leader of this House in his actions today, but what is his plan for making sure…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the hon. Lady give way?03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman says we would have to leave this as a matter of trust to the Prime Minister. The reality is that, if he had actually bothered to read it, he would see that the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI rise to oppose the business motion. I want to draw out some of the points I made to my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) as the key reasons for my…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy answer to that is simple. The Prime Minister has already given a commitment, and she does not need an Act of Parliament to reinforce the commitment that she has made. This is a…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy response to that is that in clause 1(2) there are square brackets instead of a length for the extension. It seems to me that the promoter and sponsors of the Bill could not…03 Apr 2019HANSARDSerious Violent Crime: Police InvestigationDoes the Minister agree that what we need is more capacity building in the police to tackle gangs? Whether it is gangs of traffickers at Calais or county lines gangs in Kent, we…01 Apr 2019