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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank my hon. Friend for bringing to the Chamber his professional experience and the real-life consequences for his patients. If I may, I will unpack some of the details behind…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe hon. Gentleman raises a very fair point. Interestingly, the latest survey of retailers shows—I think I am right in saying it—that the majority of retailers support this…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillFirst of all, I completely reject my hon. Friend’s suggestion that he is a dinosaur. He brings a great energy and effervescence into the Chamber—or indeed any social situation. He…16 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Cass review of gender identity services for children and young people. May I say how pleased I…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI completely understand my hon. Friend’s desire for accountability. I just remind us all that some clinicians have acted in a morally exemplary way, trying to blow the whistle on…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI welcome all those who have changed their minds about this critical issue. In order to move forward and get on with the vital work that Dr Cass recommends, we need more people to…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI hope the hon. Lady will forgive me if I have misunderstood her question, but I think she is referring to the decision that NHS England will prevent under-18s from accessing…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI very much agree with my hon. Friend. He is always very good at exposing the differences in treatment that patients in Wales receive compared with those in England. Given that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank my hon. Friend, who in her parliamentary career has done so much to shine a light on this sort of behaviour. She has espoused worries, both publicly and privately, about…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewIf the hon. Gentleman wants to work constructively with me on ensuring that we deal with this report and the evidence in a caring and careful way, for the benefit not just of…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI encourage both the Scottish National party in Scotland and Labour in Wales—health is devolved in those countries, of course—to respond as quickly as possible to the findings of…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank my hon. Friend sincerely for that. Again, she articulates the concerns of many families where a teenager or young person may be suffering complex needs and are asking…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI genuinely thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving me the chance to re-emphasise that. When I have talked about ideology, it is the ideology influencing or making assumptions…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewMy hon. Friend’s observations about Members from other parts of the Chamber and their response to this are well made, frankly. [ Interruption. ] Gosh, I am being told they are not…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave earlier about funding. In relation to the waiting list, we have already removed the Tavistock as the single provider of these services.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank the hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to make it clear again that this report is about gathering the evidence to help support our children and young people to the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank the hon. Gentleman for his advocacy on this issue. I very much hope that all Members will be able to use the evidence produced in this review and report in future debates…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank my hon. Friend and near neighbour for that. She is right, as is my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), to emphasise that this is about not just the debate…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewTrue leadership is not just about being careful with the words we use. I will not recite the many words that other Labour Members have used about trans issues. They say, for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI am sorry, but I think there is a certain amount of disbelief in the Chamber. I cannot be the only one who remembers the debate on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill…15 Apr 2024