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HANSARDCourt Cases: BacklogThere has been a welcome focus from the Department on domestic violence and sexual assault cases, including the landmark recent Domestic Abuse Bill. We know that a delay in…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCourt Cases: BacklogWhat steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of court cases that has accumulated as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.08 Dec 2020HANSARDPlastic PollutionEarlier this year, I was written to by year 6 pupils in the Chevening and St Lawrence primary schools. They were asking me to protect the environment, and reducing plastic…26 Nov 2020HANSARDPlastic PollutionWhat steps he is taking to reduce plastic pollution.26 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI thank the right hon. Member for North Durham for all his work in this area. On amendment 4, the pressure that young people are put under by social media is undoubtedly a…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillThankfully, the future of the GMC is slightly wide of the scope of the Bill, so I will leave those matters to the Minister. However, the right hon. Member for North Durham made…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillClause 1 of the Bill creates a new criminal offence of administering in England botulinum toxin injections and cosmetic fillers to persons under 18. Currently, children and young…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillAgain, I agree entirely that we must ensure providers have proof of age before carrying out treatments. However, I worry that the amendment is too narrow, in that it is for the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillIt is honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. Before I start, I thank everyone in the room today. This has long been an overlooked area of policy, but with the work of…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Parole Board: Maintaining Public SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Cummins, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) on securing this incredibly…25 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the promised increase in education funding, and I look forward to hearing the details this afternoon. May I ask the Prime Minister that some of that money be spent on of…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillMany good points have been made today about the wider work that we need to do in this, but when the Bill goes through it will be the next step towards protecting children, in an…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillClause 2 sets out a duty on business owners to ensure that substances are not administered to a person under 18. This does not apply to administration by a doctor or regulated…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the private sector has played a role in helping to tackle the virus, and specifically that Pfizer, as a private company, has only got the money…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I was glad to hear the Minister, in his opening remarks, refer to the need to focus on data because I am going to use my limited time today to argue for more data analysis…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement. Keeping a link to viable jobs is absolutely crucial, so does he agree that it is better to keep businesses open and functioning where…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Let us be clear, no child needs cosmetic fillers or botox. However, this is not, unfortunately, how many of our young…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillWith the leave of the House, I will make some final remarks. There have been some passionate and personal speeches today, and I am very grateful for the support from all parts of…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is the NHS that has to pick up the bill for these problems, but it is not the NHS that will always pay for cosmetic surgery to fix…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The scope of the Bill is England. It focuses specifically on the lack of protections for under-18s. The absence of a legal age limit…16 Oct 2020