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HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing the details of Ami’s case to us. Waiting 22 years for a diagnosis is shocking, and I suppose it would have been very difficult to…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Jack Abbott) on securing this very important debate. I am…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesI was going to come on to what the hon. Gentleman said about that, as well as his request for an update on women’s health hubs. I will take the opportunity to write to him about…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesThat was an excellent intervention, I have to say; I am glad that we will all be out of here in time to go and enjoy that. For the ladies and gentlemen in the Gallery, do not…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillAs far as I am aware, it is all local authorities—I am getting an affirmative nod from the Box, so I am happy to give my hon. Friend that reassurance. The Government have also…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillBefore I address Lords amendment 1, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to my predecessor, my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton), for her…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillWith the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to place on the record my sincere thanks to all Members who have contributed to this thoughtful and constructive…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillWe are content that the measures in the Bill, which are intended to apply to Northern Ireland, are compatible with the obligations under the Windsor framework. I hope that answers…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillWe do not intend to place undue burdens on retailers. Indeed, it should be easier because there is one only date that anyone will have to remember when verifying somebody’s age,…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI have always wanted to give way to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI will finish responding to the hon. Member’s ideological arguments. This is not about liberty or choice for smokers. Up to two thirds of deaths among smokers can be attributed to…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI am trying to be nice, and the shadow Minister is ignoring me, but I really enjoyed listening to what he said about being a practising doctor, and about his concerns which made…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI will definitely write to my hon. Friend, rather than just guess, but I suppose that we will see fewer young people vaping—the numbers should go down. To quote chief medical…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillThat is being looked at, and I can write to the shadow Minister with the details as we progress. I will commit to doing that.23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillThe freedom to be addicted—I think that is what the hon. Member has just defended. I am sure that those on his Front Bench will take note of that. He also asked me about smokefree…23 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship from the Dispatch Box, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening this…09 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingIf I may, I will write to the hon. Member on his important point, rather than giving a possibly unsatisfactory answer off the top of my head. The NHS is exploring how IT can be…09 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingI thank the former Secretary of State for Health for her important intervention. I was not aware that she was type 1 diabetic herself, and the case of Levi that she mentioned is…09 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingThat might be a fair point on some treatments more widely, but funding is not an issue for the finger-prick test—it is very affordable for the NHS, and I am told that funding is…09 Mar 2026