Debates between Andrea Leadsom and Dean Russell during the 2019 Parliament

Pharmacy First

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Dean Russell
Wednesday 31st January 2024

(3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Leadsom Portrait Dame Andrea Leadsom
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The more deprived parts of England are much better served by community pharmacies than better-off areas are.

Dean Russell Portrait Dean Russell (Watford) (Con)
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We have amazing pharmacists in Watford, and I have championed community pharmacies such as Sigma, which is a fantastic local business. Can the Minister provide an assurance that the general public will be made massively aware of this fantastic new service?

Andrea Leadsom Portrait Dame Andrea Leadsom
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Yes, there will be a significant communications package, beginning today.

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Dean Russell
Dean Russell Portrait Dean Russell
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I will come back to the hon. and learned Lady in a little while.

Andrea Leadsom Portrait Dame Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)
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Has my hon. Friend noticed, as I have, that Opposition Members seem to think that the only place that can possibly regulate, possibly have high standards and possibly deliver laws for this land is the EU? Does he agree that, actually, we have created much better regulation and far stronger standards that are much more flexible and suited to these islands than the EU and that we should carry on doing that?

Dean Russell Portrait Dean Russell
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I thank my right hon. Friend—she is a very good friend—for her comments. The Bill is ultimately about making sure that we continue to do what we have done for decades, if not centuries: exporting high-quality products, exporting doing the right thing and exporting making sure that the world is a better place.