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HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesI agree; I will address that shortly. I will not take any more interventions, because a number of hon. Members wish to speak. My constituents feel let down by the complaints…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and he is right; the injustices the WASPI women have suffered have been repeatedly mentioned in the Chamber. When they see how we are…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessWe have had another momentous debate and series of votes affecting the nation’s future, but our role can also involve raising individual cases of injustice, so I am grateful for…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman’s constituency must be rather more rural than mine, but for anyone who has a disability, travelling distances of any order is challenge. Home…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan) on securing the debate. Like many other Members,…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are many scandals that are not going to go away and will not be resolved until truth and justice are delivered, so I support his call…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. In these times of uncertainty, we can rely on the certainty that he will intervene in the Adjournment debate. The point that he…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesWe have all seen that the appeal rates are unusually high. What, in the hon. Lady’s experience, is the time it takes to get to an appeal? In my part of the world, it is 40-plus…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I do not know the answer to that. My constituent has sought numerous sources of assistance throughout the years, some of which I…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I know that we have asked a lot of questions, but there is almost a contradiction in what the Minister has just said. She expects the MHRA to wash its own hands still, but talks…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Here we are again, discussing statutory instruments that would make provision for the regulatory framework after…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019In essence, the Minister is saying that, having consulted the industry, the general view is that there will be sufficient people in place with the right skills within 21 months.…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersI am sure that the Secretary of State can see that there is a little bit of a credibility gap to close. He said in his statement that the Prime Minister has given a commitment…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My hon. Friend is right; we will all have had constituents raise those real concerns. I will go into more detail about what the Government’s impact assessment says about some of…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank my hon. Friend for that helpful intervention. I feel that we could be a double act on the stage, but I am not sure that we would get many people in to watch us talking…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundThe Secretary of State has linked this fund to Brexit. My constituency voted leave. As its name suggests, it consists of two towns, both of which contain significant pockets of…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentDoes the £33 million include all the possible expenditure under this agreement, or are there any additional costs, such as legal fees, that need to be added on top? If there are,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Hooton Park gasification site is currently being constructed just outside my constituency, but, despite representations from me and Unite the Union, the developers are…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Former British Child Migrants: Payment SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. First of all, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) for securing this debate, for her excellent…26 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care Sector WorkforceWe are in the midst of the worst-ever NHS workforce crisis, with more than 100,000 vacancies. The situation is unsustainable. Well-respected think-tanks say the figure could rise…19 Feb 2019