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HANSARDForced Live Organ ExtractionI am pleased to participate in this important debate, and I extend my warm thanks to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing it. He set out a comprehensive and…26 Mar 2019HANSARDForced Live Organ ExtractionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She tempts me to skip to that point in my remarks, but I will get there in due course. Her point is well made, and it has been made several…26 Mar 2019HANSARDForced Live Organ ExtractionI understand the Minister’s point about the difficulty of preventing people from travelling. I ask him—in his remarks a moment ago, he hinted at this—to consider that we pass a…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilPeople are very concerned and alarmed by this Brexit chaos, in North Ayrshire and Arran and the UK as a whole. This is a time of crisis, and people in Scotland and across the UK…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast night, the Prime Minister told the people of the United Kingdom “I am on your side”, but presumably she was not speaking to anyone who voted to remain, such as the majority…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Can the Secretary of State explain whether he personally thinks the Prime Minister’s exit deal will make the UK better off than remaining in the EU would?19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareI thank the Minister for giving way; I know there is a lot that he wants to say. As he is talking about ensuring the supply of medicines, can he reassure the House that that…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareWell, explain it.19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareWill the Minister give way?19 Mar 2019HANSARD Gambling-Related HarmI am delighted to participate in this debate on gambling-related harm, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) on all the work he has…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareDoes my hon. Friend agree that part of the reason why members of the public and our constituents are so concerned is that we have no guarantee against predatory procurement in the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara), whose constituency is almost as picturesque and beautiful as mine, for securing this debate. The debate is…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareA number of us are deeply concerned that because some people in this place are enthusiastic about Brexit, they are wilfully blind to some of the challenges that the hon. Lady is…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGeorge Osborne said in his 2015 summer Budget that the welfare system should always support the elderly and the vulnerable. Does the Secretary of State agree? If so, why are we…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThere are moves by the White House to remove, as part of any future trade deal, the rules that limit what American drug companies can charge NHS services across the UK, which…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill the right hon. Gentleman explain how anyone can trust this Government? We were long told it was the Prime Minister’s deal or no deal, but that is clearly not the case because…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesWill the Minister give way?13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesThank you, Sir Christopher. I will be as brief as possible. Support for those living with a disability is a mark of a civilised society but, as we have heard, the process that too…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —13 Mar 2019