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HANSARD 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 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 2021HANSARDFloor Risk Management: Inner CitiesThat is welcome, because in my constituency we found out that this is a growing problem this time last year, when we narrowly—by 2 cm—averted a disastrous flooding incident in…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFloor Risk Management: Inner Cities12. What recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the adequacy of flood risk management in inner cities.09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI welcome the focus in the strategy on treatment and recovery; £780 million is a significant investment, and I commend the Government for that. On supply and demand, I fear we are…06 Dec 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail PlanHS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail were never just about train lines and journey speeds; they are about regeneration opportunities. In the case of the cancelled eastern leg, 38,000…29 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy 90-year-old constituent, Jimmy, fell in his garden recently and broke his hip. When his family rang 999, they were told that it would be up to 14 hours before an ambulance…23 Nov 2021HANSARDDraft Local Audit (Appointing Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell, and you will be pleased to know that I intend to be brief in my remarks. I thank the Minister for her introduction, and I…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyMy hon. Friend is right. Both these things are problems, which is why it is really important that the call from the Night Time Industries Association for an inquiry into this…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Claimants: Cost of Living Increases14. What steps her Department is taking to help support benefit claimants with increased costs of living.08 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Claimants: Cost of Living IncreasesOn Friday, I visited the Fallowfield and Withington food bank. It is as busy as ever and expecting a surge in demand as a result of the recent changes to benefits. If Government…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she is also right that we do not really know what is going on. I wonder whether there is a kind of dual phenomenon, whereby we have a very…08 Nov 2021HANSARDMedical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health ConditionsI start by congratulating my friend the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan), on securing the debate and on his excellent introduction, and my friend the hon. Member for…04 Nov 2021HANSARDRegeneration in Towns and CitiesEven if we add up all the piecemeal pots of regeneration funding that the Government like to mention in their press releases, they still come to nowhere near the £15 billion that…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI said in my maiden speech that the climate crisis was the most important issue we faced, and in the six years that have passed since then, it has got even more urgent each year.…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn her statement, the Minister twice used the phrase “prompt and proportionate”. It does not feel like the Government are acting very promptly, and there are surely proportionate…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. A third of people globally do not have access to a waste management service, and 90% of waste in lower-income countries ends up being either dumped or burned and causing…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and Girls3. What assessment the Government has made of the impact of the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan on women and girls in that country.22 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsI agree with the Minister on that. It has been a depressing week in Afghanistan, with primary school students returning to gender-segregated classes, older girls excluded…22 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: 2021 Annual Progress Report9. What steps he is taking in response to the Climate Change Committee’s 2021 annual progress report to Parliament.21 Sept 2021