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HANSARDSutton Decentralised Energy NetworkColleagues in this House will have heard me speak many times about the problems facing residents living in New Mill Quarter in Hackbridge and the issues surrounding the Sutton…04 Feb 2022HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend has taken the words right out of my mouth. When talking to Carshalton and Wallington residents, I have found that there is a sense of stigma, and a stereotype,…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right.10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI totally agree. It might be of some use to the House if I read a little more of my constituent’s reflections, as he went on to say: “Then came along the introduction of Drug…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI totally agree with my hon. Friend. I have experience of working in what we might call a super CCG, which is now an integrated care system, looking at commissioning at a…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI join others in congratulating the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith) on securing time for us to debate the Bill today. He is clearly very passionate and…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI totally agree. Indeed, I had no intention of opening the can of worms around recreational use, decriminalisation, legalisation, or whatever term we might want to use. I hope…10 Dec 2021HANSARDFibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right—he has taken my next sentence out of my mouth. If he could also pass on the best wishes of the whole House to Lexi, I am sure that hon.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND Children6. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities receive a quality education.06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND ChildrenI was pleased to celebrate with Carshalton and Wallington families the Second Reading of the Down Syndrome Bill—a legislative milestone that will require schools and councils,…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 590405, relating to research into Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. It is a pleasure to serve under your…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI thank colleagues for their contributions today. I feel that the debate has demonstrated the House at its best. We have heard some really powerful contributions. It was a…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI would be more than happy to. I thank the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) for telling us Zoe and Lucy’s story—the only two known cases in Northern Ireland. That…06 Dec 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI am very grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention. I think I can highlight that point in even more detail. One really shocking thing I have found through constituency…26 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI, too, welcome the speed with which the Government have acted. Many Carshalton and Wallington residents had previously contacted me to express concerns about people rushing to…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on bringing forward this Bill, of which I am honoured to be a co-sponsor. I am equally delighted that…26 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy Appeal6. What steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) promote the poppy appeal.15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI thank the many Carshalton and Wallington residents who volunteered to raise money for the poppy appeal this year. The appeal helps to fund the Royal British Legion’s work in…15 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseSadly, time prevents me from going through the contributions made by all right hon. and hon. Members. However, I thank the 11, I believe, Back-Bench Members who joined us in the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 319891, relating to the sale and use of fireworks. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. The…08 Nov 2021