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HANSARDDown Syndrome BillIs the very point that my hon. Friend makes about the lack of knowledge one of the key reasons why the amendment to the Bill is so important? It will mean there is a named…04 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI thank my hon. Friend for that question. It will not surprise him to hear that, as a committed Unionist, I will come back to that. We need to consider the quality of life of all…04 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI very much welcome what my right hon. Friend has said today. It is quite understandable and right that our focus is currently on Ukraine, but is not this just part of a bigger…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillThe Minister may say something about that when she makes her remarks, but it is entirely possible that, when guidance is given and there is a named person on the integrated care…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI am obviously aware of the discussions that we have had around that. I hope that the devolved Administrations will look at the timetable of the Bill’s passage through Parliament…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillOne question that was often asked before Second Reading, and continues to be asked, is: “Why Down syndrome?” Many have written to all members of the Committee, I imagine, saying,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillOn a point of order, Ms Elliott. To end our proceedings, I thank you for chairing the Committee, the Clerks for all the work they have done behind the scenes, the Hansard…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(4A) The Secretary of State must lay the guidance before Parliament once it is published.”. This amendment…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillThose watching our proceedings may be surprised at the brevity of our discussions today. It is worth explaining to them that that is not due to any lack of scrutiny in Committee,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillAs well as the issue of other conditions, employment and employment law were raised a great deal by the public, although we did not address those issues in the Bill because of the…26 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, as well as helping Ukraine militarily, we constantly need to make it clear to President Putin that his very concept of a Russian near…17 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. As we look forward to 2022, one of the dates that stand out for me is 21 March, which will be World Down Syndrome Day. In thanking the Government, and indeed all parties in…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthLet me begin by saying a word about the vaccine programme and issuing a plea to Ministers. It is important that, with the emergence of omicron, we do not accidentally underplay…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI have given way once. I am conscious that colleagues want to speak, so I will not give way again. I assume the lateral flow tests will have to be externally validated, which will…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI absolutely agree, and what we do not require is more advice from Ministers on this subject; we require decisions from Ministers on this subject. I also want to raise the issue…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOn the evidence we have seen so far, I think it is difficult to justify these extra measures, but I welcome the sensible shift from isolation to daily tests. In the bigger…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMany of us have constituents who were caught out when South Africa was added to the red list and are now in compulsory hotel quarantine. Given the information that my right hon.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe viral mutation process of genetic drift depends on the number of times a virus gets to replicate, so the wider the spread geographically and the longer it goes on, the more…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Everything he says is absolutely correct. Does that not have an added importance in an era of greater life expectancy, when we…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is correct in what he says. I am sure that Members who speak in this debate will wish to highlight charities and other groups in their…26 Nov 2021