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Second reading House of Commons

Off-patent Drugs Bill, 6 November 2015, Dr Rupa Huq, column 1292 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab): My hon. Friend talked about cost. Does he agree with my constituent, Elena, of west Ealing, who wrote to me on this subject to say that it would help MS sufferers in particular and that “it is crucial that affordable treatments are used to their full potential particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched. The Bill will tackle this issue head on and stand to benefit hundreds of thousands of people in Ealing and beyond.”? http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm151106/debtext/151106-0002.htm#15110644000871

Second reading House of Commons

• Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL], 19 October 2015, Andrew Stevenson, column 735

•  • When I raised this matter on my Facebook page yesterday

asking for the views of young people in my constituency, one constituent said that some legal highs specifically say on the packaging that they are not fit for human consumption. Can my right hon. Friend confirm that such a statement will not allow the producers of these drugs simply to bypass the new law?

•  • http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhan

srd/cm151019/debtext/151019-0003.htm#15101929000274

Passage of a bill

Public Bill CommitteeHouse of Commons

Childcare Bill [HL], 8 December 2015, Christian Matheson If the Committee will allow me, I will quote a constituent, and I may write to the Minister in greater depth about this particular case, because it is quite detailed. There is consternation—or concern http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmpublic/childcare/151208/am/151208s01.htm

Passage of a bill

Second reading House of Lords

Assisted Dying Bill [HL], 18 July 2014, Lord Vinson, column 893 However, like other noble Lords, I have received many heartfelt letters from those who are against these measures. The common theme is that we must not introduce the Bill because the vulnerable might—I repeat, might—suffer. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/140718-0003.htm#14071860000307

Passage of a bill

Committee StageHouse of Lords

Modern Slavery Bill, 10 December 2014, Baroness Mobarik, column 1904 Both the Ethical Trading Initiative and the British Retail Consortium have written to me in support of the amendment. Their members include global companies with thousands of suppliers—familiar high-street brands such as Asda, Debenhams and Marks & Spencer—so their views on this issue should carry significant weight. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/141210-0002.htm#14121069000110

Passage of a bill

Report stageHouse of Lords

Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL], 20 July 2015, Lord Campbell-Savours, column 912 I have spoken twice on this matter in the past month. On the first occasion I read to the House a letter from a Mr Bill Bewley in Keswick, the chairman of Keswick Community Housing Trust, expressing anger and concern on behalf of the trust in Keswick, which comprises an ecumenical gathering of people http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldhansrd/text/150720-0001.htm#1507203000858

Passage of a bill

Delegated/secondary legislation

Regulations shall make provision authorising or requiring the Secretary of State to make grants or loans, for any prescribed purposes, to eligible students in connection with their [F1undertaking]—

(a)higher education courses, or

(b)further education courses,

which are designated for the purposes of this section by or under the regulations.

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