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HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI want to make the hon. Gentleman aware that a charge in criminal law means there is a high likelihood that a jury, reasonably instructed, would find the defendant guilty beyond…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI am worried that the hon. Gentleman has misunderstood what I was trying to get across. I am not suggesting that somebody awaiting a charge is in any way guilty; that is the whole…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionTo go back to the question that I asked the hon. Gentleman in my first intervention, is he aware of how long it takes, from the point of arrest, to reach the point of charge? He…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionDoes the hon. Gentleman know how long on average it takes for someone to be charged? What does he suggest might happen in the intervening period to ensure that people are safe,…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI want to pick up the right hon. Gentleman on his use of the term “sanctions.” Again, when we talk about a risk-based approach and about mitigating some of those risks, exclusion…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend the House of Commons Commission for the thorough consideration that it has given to the topic of risk-based exclusions and the report that it published this week with…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend the shadow Minister is making an important point about where smart meters cannot always be installed and some of the difficulties that there have been in this…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Professional Wrestling: Event Licensing and GuidanceI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of professional wrestling event licensing and guidance. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. The…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Professional Wrestling: Event Licensing and GuidanceI could not agree more. I know that British wrestling is doing a lot of work with the Rugby Football League, for example, on concussion protocols. Unfortunately, despite the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Professional Wrestling: Event Licensing and GuidanceThe Minister refers to information from other sectors that can be used as a starting point, but conflating wrestling and boxing is part of the problem, as I highlighted in my…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Professional Wrestling: Event Licensing and GuidanceHaving spoken to local councillors, I know that a number of wrestling events take place in Warrington. They find that lack of clarity troubling because many do not have the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsThe Minister refers to marketing authorisation. In this case, psilocybin, as we have discussed, is something that grows in mushrooms across the UK. Is the Minister suggesting that…18 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsI beg to move, That this House welcomes the development of treatment options in mental health; further notes there have been no new pharmacological treatments for depression, with…18 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsI thank all Members who came to support the debate. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt)—he is a friend—I am disappointed in the Government’s response; yet…18 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsThe Minister keeps referring to medicines containing psilocybin. He does not seem to understand that psilocybin is the medicine, in and of itself. It does not need to be added to…18 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the two years since this Government recklessly disbanded the Industrial Strategy Council, other economies with a more proactive approach to decarbonisation, artificial…27 Apr 2023HANSARDGP AppointmentsAs the House will know, this week is MS Awareness Week. Early diagnosis and treatment of MS are vital to delay disability progression and help those with the condition to manage…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateToday’s statement is incredibly light on substance and actual commitments. There is no reason why the Government could not begin verifying and registering those affected in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewAmong the most harrowing parts of Baroness Casey’s report, she quotes a serving police officer who says of rape, “you may as well say it’s legal in London.” However, that is not…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationThirteen years of Tory Government have seen a sustained fall in living standards across my constituency, accelerated by the disastrous mini-Budget and the Truss mortgage premium.…15 Mar 2023