I welcome the Bill at its Second Stage. I am grateful that my party colleague, Alliance Minister Muir, introduced it. I remember that, back in 2012 or 2013, when I was an activist in the Alliance Party, my first piece of activism was to write a letter to the then Minister Durkan — I think that it must have been 2013 — asking him to take action on derelict buildings in north Belfast. It...
I am happy to share my party's support for the LCM. For those who are unaware of the backstory, Dr Scott Arthur MP, the Member who has sponsored the Rare Cancers Bill, did so in response to the tragic death of his father-in-law Ivor in May 2018. He died only six months after being diagnosed with a rare brain cancer known as a glioblastoma. Dr Arthur said: "Rare cancers do not attract research...
I thank the Minister for moving the Second Stage. The Bill has been a long time coming, but it is important that it is here. I will be political for a second but not to the Minister. Eddie Lynch concluded his report, 'Home Truths', back in January 2020. Even in 2018, he foresaw that there would be a delay, but I do not imagine that he thought the delay would be this long. In 2020, he said: "I...
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