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HANSARDHealth and Social CareI welcome the publication of the health and social care approach outlined by the Minister. The details of the funding breakdown to help tackle a backlog in elective care will…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesCommunity pharmacies in my constituency have played a crucial role during the pandemic, not least in providing vaccines, as at Hughenden Valley. Will my hon. Friend join me in…23 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityWith cross-party members of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I recently visited NATO air command at Ramstein for briefings from the excellent RAF officers based there. Given…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic Security5. What recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s contribution through NATO to the security of the Euro-Atlantic area.15 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe enthusiasm of 16 and 17-year-olds in the Aylesbury constituency for having the jab has been extremely impressive. Given that they are a particularly key age group in our fight…15 Nov 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillWith the leave of the House, I thank Members on both sides of the House for their support for my Bill. I particularly pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Darlington…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy hon. Friend raises a very plausible scenario, but I am not aware of any specific evidence to suggest that. There is quite a strict regime in approved premises around the…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. First, I declare my interest as a former non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and a…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillI am grateful to be called to speak in this important debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda) on the campaign that he has run to emphasise the…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Those are exactly the types of behaviour that cause real concern. I would like to take the opportunity to thank him for picking up the mantle…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillThat has been addressed recently through legislation to ensure that the appropriate Department can incorporate different types of psychoactive substances so that there does not…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy hon. Friend’s point is absolutely spot on. That is why the first step will be to try to encourage people to help themselves. The answer to stopping people reoffending is not…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. The problem is that we do not know, and that is the reason to introduce prevalence testing. We know about individual cases where…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point. That can indeed be a risk, although having had conversations this week with the staff and management of approved premises, I have been…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point, although I only half-thank her because I have to say that it is not a measure that I have thus far considered. I will take her up on…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI will say a bit more about sanctions later, but first, and most importantly, the aim in approved premises is to help people on their journey to rehabilitation. If somebody fails…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillAbsolutely Let me now say a little more about the consequences if someone tests positive, to make sure that I have it on the record. The first step is a discussion with the…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. Throughout the pandemic, Ministers have frequently come to the Justice Committee to talk to us and account for what is going on in prisons. At the…29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillIt will not be my final word, because I am taking another intervention!29 Oct 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI hope that my hon. Friend will support the Bill today, and that sounded like a very good effort at volunteering to be a member of the Bill Committee. I am now drawing to a…29 Oct 2021