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HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Border Force should not be criticised in this case, because it was following the rules: if a clinician has not signed something off it…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI spoke to the Home Secretary this morning about the issue, and we proposed to see it as a health matter, not a borders matter. The Border Force officers were merely following the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI should like my hon. Friend to write to me with the exact details of that case. The process for prescription by someone on the specialist register is well trodden; it is used for…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisWe have ensured that all the patients who received access to medicinal cannabis on an exceptional basis before the law changed on 1 November can continue to access it. If that is…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisIn an outbreak of cross-party unity, I agree entirely with the hon. Lady. The approach she has taken is incredibly sensible; it is also the one that has been recommended to me by…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisCharacteristically, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The clinicians consider that there is a much less evidence on THC, as opposed to CBD. I have therefore instructed the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI did set out the answers to those questions in my initial response. There are a number of smaller active agents in medicinal cannabis, but there are two major ones: THC and CBD.…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisYes, I would be very happy to do both those things.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisYes, we are looking carefully at how we can use that legislation as effectively as possible. Understanding the medical consequences of any use of a drug is incredibly helpful…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisYes, absolutely. If the hon. Gentleman will write to me about the specific case, I will ensure it is dealt with appropriately.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisThey must be taken into account. It comes down to the question of the complexity of cannabis and the many dozens of active agents in it; CBD and THC, which we have mostly been…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI am saying that if a patient needs medicinal cannabis, and if a clinician will sign off on that need, the prescription can happen. The guidance from the association does not…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisHe will be able to get it now if a clinician is prepared to sign off on it being the right thing for him. If that is not forthcoming now, I have announced today a system of second…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisIf the hon. Lady will write to me with the case, we will get a second opinion from a clinician who may be able to make that prescription.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisThose guidelines are not a matter for the Home Secretary; they are guidelines in the health space, although the association that writes them does not report directly to me but is…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is an important part of the agenda that we look right across the piece at interventions that can benefit patients. I know full well, not least because I am married to a former…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this. The most forward-looking CCGs in the country are working with all sorts of partners—the voluntary sector, charities, local…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingI would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and his all-party group on social media and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It is an incredibly important topic. We…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingYes, I would love to. I think this is an incredibly important agenda. It ties in directly with the question from my former ministerial colleague when I was at the Department for…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingWe are determined to do everything we can to support people, especially at the time—in the first 1,000 days—that is so critical to people’s whole lives, and that is an incredibly…26 Mar 2019