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HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI thank the hon. Member for her question. In case she worries that she is going soft on the Government—or, worse still, in case I worry that I agree with her—we should just remind…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for her approach to this matter. I can certainly respond to her questions. We want all those regional centres to be up and running by…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesMy hon. Friend demonstrates powerfully why waits of the length that she describes in that case are simply unacceptable and unjustifiable. She also details the real pain that is…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI can certainly give my hon. Friend that assurance. We want all trans people, in fact all people in our country, to receive timely access to safe and effective healthcare. We want…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI can certainly give my hon. Friend that assurance. Better-quality evidence is critical if the NHS is to provide reliable and transparent information and advice to support…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for what he said. These issues weigh heavily on my conscience. On what he says about the safety and efficacy of puberty blockers, the simple…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillIn that spirit, I will give way to the hon. Gentleman—and then to some of my hon. Friends.26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI recognise that there are people who have the freedom and the liberty to smoke today, the vast majority of whom, by the way, want to stop and struggle to do so. That is why we…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI give way to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI was going to address that point later in my speech, but let me address it now. It is not often that a Government comment on leaks or welcome the events following a leak; I do…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI can not only imagine it, but I recently experienced a similar situation. There I was in Barkingside Sainsbury’s one evening, only weeks ago, buying a bottle of wine to have with…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful for the intervention, because I anticipate that there will be similar arguments made from the Opposition Benches, particularly from a right-wing libertarian…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am sure that the hon. Gentleman was not accusing me of misleading the House. The argument that he puts forward is used against all sorts of laws and prohibitions. Most people in…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am afraid that one of my first experiences of death was watching my grandmother die a very long, slow, painful death from lung cancer as a…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI must make progress, otherwise we will not hear from anyone else in this debate—and I think that it will be a debate. Taking action requires a reforming Government who are…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWe want to work in a genuinely collaborative and cross-party way, and I know that is true right across the House. As I look at the Opposition Benches, including Conservative…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe right hon. Member is right to make that distinction. As a stop-smoking tool, vaping has a part to play. For smokers, vaping is a better alternative—a route away from smoking.…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, not least because of the expertise that he brings to the House as a clinician. We are well served by his expertise in…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Today, across the UK, 350 young people aged 25 and under will take up smoking. It is a decision that the vast majority will…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThat is a very helpful intervention because it gives me the opportunity to say thank you to my counterparts in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is a genuinely…26 Nov 2024