🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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What progress he has made on the Northern Futures project; and if he will make a statement.
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I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. Northern Futures is a major part of the coalition Government’s efforts to rebalance the economy after decades of over-investment in and focus on London and the south-east. Constituencies such as Cheadle, where unemployment is now just 1.4%, are key beneficiaries. Does he agree that this will be one of this Administration’s greatest legacies?
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Will the Prime Minister join me in paying tribute to the many dedicated health professionals who work at St Ann’s hospice in my constituency, and does he agree that the decision to devolve £6 billion of NHS spending to Greater Manchester presents a tremendous opportunity to integrate health care services better and secure a more positive long-term funding arrangement for our local hospices?
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I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She is making a passionate case for something she clearly believes in deeply. Does she accept that this is part of a wider awareness that is needed among the community at large to raise the profile of first aid issues, not only in schools and in the workplace, but across the spectrum, because there are still not enough people who know what...
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Two years ago, a toddler in my constituency, Millie Thompson, tragically died following a choking incident at a local nursery. Her parents set up Millie’s Trust to campaign for a change in the law to require all relevant nursery staff to have paediatric first aid qualifications. An e-petition with more than 100,000 signatures and a Back-Bench business debate led to the Under-Secretary of...
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May I welcome the announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday on schools funding? I particularly welcome the fact that two schools in my constituency—Cheadle primary and Great Moor junior—will benefit as a consequence. Can he give me an assurance that investment in education will be protected while we continue to address the deficit?
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I apologise for being late for the start of the debate. Does the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that variability is one of the key problems with asthma? From hon. Members’ contributions, it is clear that each of us who suffer from asthma have different experiences of it. One of the biggest challenges, which has been brought home by the medical advice I have been given by doctors over the...
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What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent trends in unemployment figures.
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will update his Department's guidance on Managing Public Money, published in July 2013, to include consideration of social, economic and environmental value when government departments dispose of land assets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of delays for blood donors.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on a minimum alcohol unit price.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the early identification of liver disease.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs have improved and timely access to a range of diagnostic tests where cancer is suspected in presenting patients.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support he is providing to GPs and other healthcare professionals to aid in recognising and acting on symptoms which could be cancer.
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the situation of refugees in Syria and Iraq.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children went missing from care in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
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