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HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thought we were doing amendment 1 as part of this group.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg your pardon; I thought we were debating them all together. In which case, I will—11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will sit down, yes. [ Laughter. ]11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. We are disappointed that the Government are proposing to remove the subsections relating to community wealth funds. The amendments made in…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 29, page 22, line 41, at end insert— “18B Distribution of money for meeting English expenditure: Requirement to report annually (1) The…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments and I appreciate the fact that he has outlined the number of reviews that currently take place and the excellent work of the Oversight Trust…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We do not oppose the broad principle of reviewing the scheme. We support a wide-ranging review of all aspects of the scheme, which is why we tabled amendment 4 regarding annual…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Plan B: Tourism IndustryHappy new year, Mr Speaker. The theatres, festivals and live events that are such an important part of our tourist offer have all been hit by the uncertainty around plan B, and…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillImmediately before the last few interventions, the hon. Lady said that we all know that people would try to use medical cannabis as recreational cannabis. I have to ask her where…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. They have nothing to lose. The problem is that we have to balance benefit and risk and, for this cohort of children and lots of…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Trials are happening, but there are two problems. The first is the cost, because RCTs are extremely expensive. As I mentioned earlier,…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and I agree. I do not agree with everything that the devolved Administration in Scotland do, but they do have an approach to…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) Billrose —10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThat is an important point. No one is claiming that every product is absolutely safe, and products often have side-effects, as Alfie’s case demonstrated. He had been pumped full…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe matter is not being resolved in the current processes, and that is part of the problem. I emphasise that I am not proposing a new permanent body; this would be a bit like a…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. It is about not just medicines and health, but a life sciences opportunity that we ought to take up. The problem is that, if people…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. That is one example of a significant number where lives have been transformed by this medicine. There is frustration that people…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right, and I respect his view. He is very knowledgeable in these areas. The point, as I tried to outline earlier, is that there are very many experts who…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before I begin, I want to thank briefly a number of people who have advised me and helped bring this Bill forward today.…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI think the hon. Gentleman might have inadvertently misrepresented things. I have not proposed the Bill to try to have unlicensed medicines—as I think he said—put forward. What I…10 Dec 2021