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HANSARD Childhood Cancer Outcomesrose —17 Oct 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryI certainly welcome the Secretary of State’s change of heart on the statutory inquiry: that is vital to get the answers that all the parents deserve. It is also vital that any…04 Sept 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryMy hon. Friend has rightly talked about producing batteries, but the position with hydrogen is very similar: if we look at what Germany is doing, particularly with buses and…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThe Minister talked about the importance of the Toyota factory. In my constituency, I have the engine plant, which produces quality hybrid engines. Why are this Government opposed…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryMy hon. Friend will be aware of the world-class Toyota engine plant in my constituency that produces the highest-quality hybrid engines—one of the first plants outside Japan to do…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDiocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) MeasureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I enjoyed the history lesson. It was very helpful to us all. Clearly this is a highly technical Measure to which we have…13 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsDoes the Minister accept that if we require patients to attend specialist centres—which I fully support; indeed, perhaps we need to go further in that regard within the NHS—we…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsI thank my hon. Friend for making that very important point. I was talking about how much the costs were back then, but clearly people going through the process now are…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsMy hon. Friend must have read my speech, because I will develop precisely that theme, as it is very important. When we went through that very difficult time, we were fortunate…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsMany people feel that they have to go for cheaper options, but patients cannot do that. That is not an option for them. Patients are going to food banks, but they still have to be…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsI am very grateful to have been granted today’s debate on the impact of the cost of living crisis on stem cell transplant patients and their families. I thank all the Members who…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes an important point. Patients must continue to take those extra measures for fear of getting an infection that could be life-threatening. As she…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsI thank my hon. Friend for that point. He is entirely right. As part of the transplant process, the immune system is effectively wiped out. That is a necessary part of the…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Stem Cell Transplant PatientsI see that the hon. Member—I will call him my hon. Friend—wants to intervene.12 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs my hon. Friend will know, in the north-west of England and north Wales, leasehold houses were sold for many years. People who were told at the time that they would be able to…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is being generous with her time. I have met many people, particularly first-time buyers, who purchased a leasehold property and were offered a discount by the…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs I mentioned earlier, when many of these leasehold houses were sold, the purchasers were promised that they could purchase the freehold, only to find that that was not an…23 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rental Costs3. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of rising private rental costs on renters in Wales.19 Apr 2023HANSARDPrivate Rental CostsLow quality, expensive private rented accommodation is a problem not only in Wales but throughout the UK. Does the Minister agree that we need more council housing built to a high…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillWe have heard a lot of stories today, and they are always about the very difficult cases, where people work cash in hand, or try to avoid things, and it is important that we…17 Mar 2023