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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent David has significant health issues, recently described by his consultant as severe and debilitating. He recently had his personal independence payment cut and…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisIt has always been the case that the Home Secretary could issue a special licence to allow the medical use of cannabis oil. I understand that the Health Secretary may be seeing…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast weekend proved to be the perfect tonic when I was joined by over 75 members of my constituency for the Great British Spring Clean. Next week I will be out again, in Mirfield,…04 Apr 2019HANSARDSTPs: Five-year Workforce PlansMental health nurse numbers have fallen for the second month running, and learning disability nurse numbers have fallen by 40% since this Government came to power. Nearly 13,000…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Councilindicated dissent .25 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure, Sir David, to be here discussing the draft regulations. The Opposition have started our speeches on Brexit SIs with a caveat, and I shall do so again this…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister may recall that, just a little over a week ago, I spoke to her at the door of this Chamber and begged her to dial down the hate not only because of the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismDivision!21 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismOur thoughts are with the right hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), who is a true champion for those with autism. I also thank the hon. Member for Bexhill…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a prefix to my planned question and further to the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson), I must tell the House that last week,…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMass murder of innocents praying at their place of worship is one of the most abhorrent acts imaginable. We must urgently have conversations about the implications of words and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsA number of schools in my constituency are facing severe financial pressures, with some having to merge year groups and rely on parental donations. The Minister says that more…11 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is all very well the Minister referring to attending meetings and summits, but police bosses this week demanded an extra 10,000 police officers to deal with this absolutely…07 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsAhoy there!05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThat £33 million would pay the annual salary of 118,000 nurses, and God knows we need them. The NHS has 40,000 nursing vacancies in the NHS in England. Does the Secretary of State…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressDoes the right hon. Gentleman welcome my Little Litter Heroes campaign? We got primary schoolchildren involved in making sculptures out of their recycled goods and encouraged them…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am contacted several times a month by understandably angry constituents who have received extortionate fines from private parking companies. The fines often arise from having…28 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care CommitteeI congratulate my hon. Friend on a very thoughtful—indeed, excellent—speech, and I look forward to reading the report in full. I am also very grateful to him for the work that he…28 Feb 2019HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I absolutely agree. We had a very interesting discussion at the APPG about whether we could do more pre-screening when people go to…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I sincerely thank the hon. Member for Angus (Kirstene Hair) for securing this very important debate today,…27 Feb 2019