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HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWill the Minister give way?08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI beg to move, That this House notes the publication of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, First Do No Harm; further notes the Government’s failure to…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI completely agree and thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward and championing it from the other side of the House. He correctly says that we need to have…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and I agree with her absolutely, which brings me on to the point about the redress agency, which is one of the recommendations in the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewAbsolutely. One of the points that I will come to later is that people who have had rectopexy and hernia mesh implants have also been badly affected. The recommendation that I…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for his comments, and I am very pleased that he is able to join the debate. The report showed that patients were exposed to the risk of harm…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Education SettingsWhat are the Government doing to prevent the chaos of last year by ensuring that all higher education students can receive both vaccinations before moving around the country to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHedgehogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and a pleasure to speak up for the hedgehog. Although I represent a largely urban constituency, the hedgehog is…05 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent is a travel counsellor who established her home-based business nine years ago. She has been excluded from Government support because she is not registered for…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department of Health and Social Care is closing the asymptomatic testing and lateral flow testing facilities at the University of Hull on 31 July, despite the fact that the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementIt has been a pleasure to be part of this lively and informed debate, but I want to take a slightly different tack and focus on something very specific. The motion refers to…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI am sorry to intervene so early and thank my right hon. Friend for taking my intervention. My point was about not just building on floodplains, but the importance of having flood…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementOne of the concerns in my constituency is flooding, and as the Minister knows, the Flood Re insurance programme is suitable only for homes that were built before 2009. Given that…21 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) on bringing forward this debate. There is no doubt that…15 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe Secretary of State has managed to fail even the targets he set himself. He promised that a minimum of 65% of tutoring provision would reach pupil premium children, but the…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI am sure the Minister will recall the conversation we had earlier in the week about workforce retention. As I mentioned in my speech, we have already lost 25 British crew members…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerAbsolutely—any quota that the British Government secure should be there to benefit everybody. We have lost jobs, markets and investment. Those are the results in my constituency,…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerThis year, the UK fishing industry set out on its voyage as part of a newly independent coastal state. The Government made grand pronouncements about the benefits that would come…27 May 2021HANSARDSpecial Rules for Terminal IllnessWhen she plans to publish her Department’s review of the special rules for terminal illness.17 May 2021HANSARDSpecial Rules for Terminal IllnessI have a constituent with incurable mantle cell lymphoma who does not meet the definition of terminal illness. She has been refused the personal independence payment, she is one…17 May 2021