"Does the Minister agree that keeping a list of people with rare cancers is only any use as long as there are some drug trials? Last night we launched a first trial, in my sister’s memory, for glioblastoma, with every penny raised by people donating, holding bake sales and running …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"I respectfully say to Members that, while I do not have the power to stop interventions from people who turn up 45 minutes, an hour, or an hour and three quarters into a debate, speaking on a personal level—I am not the most formal of Chairs—I think it very impolite …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"Order. I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called. I ask for some self-restraint, with speeches restricted to six or seven minutes, so that we can get everybody in...." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"I think the hon. Member has finished speaking. The hon. Member for Winchester might want to intervene on the Minister at an appropriate time...." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"Next Tuesday will be the second anniversary of my sister’s death. Three weeks prior to her death, we took her to hospital because she had a blood infection. Despite agreeing to allow her into intensive care to sort out that blood infection, the consultant then decided that she should not …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech