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HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the problem with images online, especially if they are doctored in their proportions, is that they create an unrealistic aesthetic that is…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing that out. He is absolutely right. The Bill and the medical profession cannot deal with this alone; it is a wider, societal problem. As…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that when complications happen, particularly when someone does not feel their aspirations have been achieved, that creates a vicious cycle, because the…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point. I believe the industry has put in place a voluntary sign-up for standards. The point was made earlier—I am sorry, but I forget who…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillAbsolutely. My hon. Friend points out something worrying: if someone is vulnerable in the first place when they go for a procedure, unsure about why they are there, and is coerced…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI am glad to have my hon. Friend’s support. I think it is important to realise that fashion, trends and the air of beauty have always been there. The difference is the…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillWe must not forget that celebrities are people, too. They feel the anxiety and pressure to conform, too. That creates a vicious cycle. Spencer Matthews, very honourably, has…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillMy hon. Friend talks about education. Indeed, should a person be curious about going ahead with these procedures, is it not right that the extent of what may well happen to them…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillAbsolutely. Yet again, I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. That is the crux of what we are discussing, and I will get on to that point. Complications happen. Fortunately,…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillDoes my hon. Friend therefore feel that, when people do run into these problems, the NHS will have to pick up the tab?16 Oct 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to correct the record. Last week, I spoke in the Backbench Business debate on planning. It has been…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillOne problem that has been hinted at, and it has been ever thus, is fashion and trends. A big complication that we have with cosmetic surgery, particularly with regard to the…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillThrough my work on body image, I have had meetings with Instagram and Facebook, and they are keen to point out that they want to promote positive images and are working hard to…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillI would be grateful if my right hon. Friend pointed to any examples of where something similar is being worked up elsewhere in the world, so that we can use it, leverage it in and…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillOn the subject of social media filters, is my hon. Friend aware of evidence from Girlguiding that three quarters of young girls will not consider posting an image without it being…16 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI hear time and again, from this side of the House, people talking about giving more to the primary care networks. As a GP, I worry that this could be a concern for my public…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsOn buying-in the local community, would the Secretary of State consider having a Government postcode checker so that people know exactly where they should be, in having the three…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsI take this opportunity to thank all those in my constituency who followed the rules when Leicestershire was being threatened with a lockdown. Through their dedication and their…13 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI have three minutes, and I will be brief. I welcome the fact that the Government are looking at this area. I stand by the manifesto commitment to increase housing numbers by…08 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateUntil we get a vaccine, the House knows that it is about following the rules of hands, face, space and get a test, but my right hon. Friend will also know that there are different…05 Oct 2020