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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateToday sees the long-anticipated lifting of many of the restrictions on our life and social life. At the same time, this strain of the virus reminds us that we need to be cautious…17 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOver recent weeks, many constituents have contacted me with huge concern about the removal of hedgerows at the start of a housing development, in what most of us think of as the…13 May 2021HANSARD UK Rare Diseases FrameworkI beg to move, That this House has considered the implementation of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. About one in 17…24 Mar 2021HANSARD UK Rare Diseases FrameworkI thank the Minister and all hon. Members who took part in the debate. The diseases we have mentioned—motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, PKU, thalassaemia,…24 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateAlmost as soon as the Secretary of State sat down yesterday after his statement, I was contacted by a constituent who is shielding and is very concerned that shielding will now…18 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsApologies. The Prime Minister vowed to do his utmost to get Samantha access to life-changing drug Kuvan. Last month NICE published draft guidance, which would make Kuvan available…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsPrime Minister, in December 2019’s election campaign you visited Samantha Parker at her home in Darlington. Samantha has the rare genetic condition PKU—phenylketonuria. You vowed…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Levelling UpIf we are truly going to level up, much more radical and cross-departmental work and funding will be needed to address structural inequalities. I will be working with Gateshead…16 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayI congratulate the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing this debate. International Women’s Day is a day to remember and to celebrate, and this year I want to…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseTwo weeks ago, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published its provisional assessment of the drug Kuvan, for the treatment of phenylketonuria, or PKU. While it…11 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsCan the Minister tell the House which Government Department has overall responsibility for supporting the successful integration of BNO passport holders coming from Hong Kong to…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I am glad to have the opportunity to take part in this important debate, and I begin by congratulating the hon.…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI want to use my three minutes to touch briefly on the aspects of the Budget that most directly affect many of my constituents. First, I want to speak about all those constituents…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsOur NHS staff have made huge sacrifices during this pandemic and done all they can to support patients and their families, and now they are delivering a successful roll-out of the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsAt the start of the pandemic, I of course knew what a wonderful cultural background we had in Blaydon constituency, but I had no idea just how many people there were and how rich…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid Contracts: Judicial ReviewThe Government claim that this is just a case of a few PPE contracts being published a couple of weeks late, but in fact we know that hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of…24 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis coming Sunday is Rare Disease Day 2021. One in 17 people in the UK will be affected by a rare disease, and today people with PKU—phenylketonuria—are awaiting the outcome of a…23 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.23 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine UpdateMay I start by thanking all the staff in our primary care networks and in our NHS for the magnificent work they have done to ensure that as many people in the priority groups in…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateA new research paper published today by Newcastle University demonstrates the link between poor mental health and welfare support, and this pandemic has particularly tested the…02 Feb 2021