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HANSARDCass ReviewI thank the hon. Lady, who has an exemplary record of campaigning on this issue. This comes down to the very careful review by Dr Cass. We have to get away from the idea that if a…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 thank my hon. Friend sincerely for her help in raising these difficult questions and for doing so, as she has just demonstrated, in a thoughtful and careful manner. I know that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDLampard InquiryI am today updating Parliament that the terms of reference for the Lampard inquiry have been finalised and were published on 10 April on gov.uk under the heading “Lampard Inquiry:…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewPlease refer to the oral statement I have made today on this subject. [HCWS406]15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewNot only have I tried to espouse those principles in every ministerial role that I have held, but it is the guiding light of this Government to try to ensure that we get the right…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 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 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 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 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 thank the hon. Lady for her thoughtful question, because she rightly lists some of the mental health conditions that both Dr Cass and professionals in this area have realised…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 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 2024HANSARDCass ReviewThis report sets out the evidence, which was not there before. It has taken four long years of very hard work to gather that evidence, and I hope and expect that the health sector…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI am conscious that I have just answered that, but may I put on the record my thanks and respect for everything that the hon. and learned Lady has done in this field? She has at…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewThe reason why I am able to be so robust on this issue is that I believe in it; on that, I may be different from others. The challenge that the right hon. Gentleman rightly puts…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for his question. We want to not just help with crisis support, but prevent our young people from getting into a position of crisis in the first place, so…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI am not clear whether the hon. Lady supports the report or is castigating it; I have no idea whether she supports it or not. We are trying to use the evidence in this very…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI come to the Dispatch Box with huge admiration for the hon. Lady for the commitment that she and other Labour Back Benchers have shown, in a culture and an atmosphere in which…15 Apr 2024