Contributions
97 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI thank the right hon. Gentleman very much. When we heard the Home Secretary speak about this initiative, we all thought that those whose children’s lives were being ruined by…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionThere is no business tomorrow.20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI thank my hon. Friend for giving way again; I am not going to speak in the debate. Is it not true that in all the evidence that has been sent to us by parents, no one has written…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionWe would cut our drugs bill in half if we applied that to all medicines.20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI cannot quite understand how the mechanics work. If a patient gets a private prescription and they remain in this country, they get the drug, but if a patient gets a national…20 May 2019HANSARDDisability Living Allowance: Appeals ProcessThe Secretary of State will have heard of Stephen Smith, because I wrote to her about him a couple of weeks ago. Stephen Smith was found fit for work, and by the time he went…13 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI am grateful to the Secretary of State. Ten years ago, I helped to form Cool Earth, which is brilliantly run by Matthew Owen. We are a tiny non-governmental organisation that…01 May 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Political ProcessIf tomorrow is anything like today, I will get it all through.29 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Attlee.01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI did want to speak, but I think can weave the 30 seconds into my speech later on, if you are mindful to call me.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)MacDonald?01 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIf we pass the motion, given that we have business on Monday to continue to express our preferences, and if Mr Speaker were willing, could we not introduce a motion that captured…29 Mar 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsIs not the most horrifying omission from the Secretary of State’s statement that we live in a country where people are cold, hungry and pushed into destitution? When does she…28 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditWhen I last read the claimant commitment, it was like a prison manual. The duties were all on the claimants’ side, with none on the Department’s. Will the Minister meet me and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMight I suggest that if we do want an orderly Brexit involving the Prime Minister’s deal, one way of securing it would be to invite the Secretary of State and his colleagues to…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIs not one of the problems the House faced in the previous session with the Attorney General that we were seeking legal answers to what are essentially political questions, and…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Comptroller and Auditor GeneralMay I as a Back Bencher, but also as a Select Committee Chair who drew on Sir Amyas’s services, record one aspect of him that so struck me, which was his attitude to public…06 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI am immensely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. Is he aware that the atmosphere in this debate is changing from a massive concern about crashing out and the…27 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationI hope that long before the Chancellor rises at the Dispatch Box—the position that the Minister will be in when he replies to this debate—he will have made the decision that there…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationThere has been a huge change in the debates that we have about poverty in this country. When I first came into the House, there were these rather distant debates in which we…26 Feb 2019