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HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityIt is not just about the postcode lottery. Many GPs do not really know about the condition, and we need to get more understanding out there. My wife saw a number of doctors before…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesThe long-term plan admits that staffing shortfalls are “unsustainable”, yet incredibly there is no mention anywhere in the document of the damage done by the abolition of the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityThat is exactly the experience that we have had and so many other hon. Members’ constituents have had. Speaking about how she felt before she got her diagnosis, my wife said:…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Toby Perkins) on securing this debate. I have an interest…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityThat is certainly something I recognise. My wife tries to live by pacing herself. That is the only way she can manage her condition. She knows it is a lot worse in winter than in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThis is the issue on which I—and, I am sure, most other Members—have been contacted most by constituents. They have all asked me to represent their views, but in the time…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOver the Christmas period, I was contacted by many constituents who shared with me horrific and disgusting images of foxes being slaughtered in hunts. I do not know whether there…10 Jan 2019HANSARD Social Mobility: North-westI am conscious that we do not have much time, so I will be brief. On that point, we found in evidence to the APPG that it is important that people who have moved on go back and…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Bailiffs: Regulatory ReformI am sorry; other people want to speak, so we have to move on. An even worse example was when a constituent had agreed a payment plan with bailiffs, which she was paying on time…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Bailiffs: Regulatory ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton North East (Emma Reynolds) on securing this important…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Social Mobility: North-westI am doubly delighted, as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on social mobility and as a north-west Member, to be present in this debate. Does my hon. Friend agree…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Committee on Standards: Cox ReportI am particularly anxious that the second of the recommendations in the Cox report be moved forward as quickly as possible. Can the Leader of the House give us a timetable for…07 Jan 2019