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HANSARD Adult Survivors of Child Sexual AbuseThe hon. Lady is making an excellent point. Of course, we have all seen many sufferers of sexual violence live with that for years and years, unable to express it, until a sudden…22 May 2019HANSARD Farming Community: SuicideI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. He is making an excellent point about mental health. What can we do? Let me explain why I ask that question. I am very worried about a…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyThank you, Mr Hollobone; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship and to follow the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey). I agree with his description of what…22 May 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI present a petition that has been signed by just under 1,000 residents of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire and friends of the schools in the Henley area to try to remove, once and…22 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution. I agree with every word. The problem is that not everyone outside understands what that line is. That is the difficulty. We in this…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public Liferose —21 May 2019HANSARD Arthritis and EmploymentIt is not just about struggling at home. About a quarter of people with disabilities who are employed said that they did not get the right sort of support: their employers had not…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Simon Hart) on bringing this…21 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) and the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on securing this timely debate. Let me start…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI thank the hon. Lady for her excellent intervention, and I agree with much of what she said. One of the main barriers that I see is the simple question of who is allowed to…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI will come to the point about training in a moment, if my hon. Friend will be patient, but he makes a valid point. I appreciate that we have to go carefully, in view of the harm…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI agree with my hon. Friend. The in-principle decision has been taken and the practical decisions now have to be taken by clinicians who are willing and fully trained to…20 May 2019HANSARDEbola Outbreak: DRCOne of the big problems is that that part of the world is characterised by a large number of refugees, due to the inherent instability of the region. How will my right hon. Friend…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI accept that point. In cases of children who need cannabis oil, I am aware of it being crowdfunded, which can be a valuable way of proceeding, but it seems a complete nonsense in…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionMy right hon. Friend makes a valid point. The question is: why have so few—as he says, only two—actually received their medicine? Why has nobody else received them?20 May 2019HANSARDProbation ReformThe attempt to bring in transforming rehabilitation failed partly because it failed to take into account and wait for the end of the pilots at Doncaster and Peterborough prisons.…16 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I gently remind the Leader of the House that, some time ago, she promised a debate on the work of the Council of Europe? Having looked at the latest list, however, it does not…16 May 2019HANSARD Rape Trials: Treatment of VictimsDoes the Minister think there is an opportunity to refer this matter to the Victims’ Commissioner? We have just appointed a new Victims’ Commissioner, Vera Baird, and I wonder…15 May 2019HANSARD Learning Disabilities Mortality ReviewThis question is similar to the “do not resuscitate” one. I am aware that a number of practitioners use seclusion, segregation and restraint against patients in the system. What…15 May 2019HANSARD British Sign Language Users: Access to NHS ServicesThe hon. Lady is making an excellent case. I wonder whether she is aware of a number of NHS trusts that have tried to get around the problem, initially at least, by having…15 May 2019