"I will make two more points about mental health, and then I will let someone else intervene.
As I said earlier, Oli Rayner said that he effectively spent 10 years preparing to die. He even cold-called a vicar to plan his own funeral. He is now 43 and has a …..." Paul Scully - View Speech
"The hon. Lady is right. The fact that people have to resort to such things is ridiculous given that we have a comprehensive health system. It is about time Vertex recognised that there is plenty of time for it to make a reasonable profit on its drugs portfolio. It is …..." Paul Scully - View Speech
"I am just about to conclude. My hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) made an interesting point. In order not to top the record, I will be finishing very soon...." Paul Scully - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; that is a really good point. Actually, the diabetes came from the cystic fibrosis, but he is right to talk about the medication in that way...." Paul Scully - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have been to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust twice, and I was absolutely blown away. It is the kind of organisation that I got into politics to help. I met Lynsey Beswick, who works there—she may be in the Public Gallery. She is a …..." Paul Scully - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The young son of the lady who had her Orkambi withdrawn at the end of the trial asked her, “Mum, what was the worst day of your life?” She said, “It was when that drug was taken from me.” Her son—from memory, I think …..." Paul Scully - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. People are desperate; this has been dangled in front of them and it is about time that we acted.
I welcome my hon. Friend the Minister to her place—it is fantastic to see her serve as well as she does. I know that Vertex …..." Paul Scully - View Speech
"You have joined us halfway through the debate, Mr Hanson, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship.
I thank all colleagues across the Chamber for their contributions. I thank the Cystic Fibrosis Trust for pulling together such a fantastic and insightful meeting this morning, and all those …..." Paul Scully - View Speech