"My right hon. Friend is being very generous; I thank him for giving way. It was my sombre privilege to work with him on this matter when I was a Minister in the Department of Health. He is talking about driving forward the scheme; can he outline what work he …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his kind words earlier. Could he clarify whether co-infected people will be able to make a compensation claim for each round of interferon that they had, or whether those are being lumped together?..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"6. What steps his Department is taking to support women and children who have experienced abuse to access support services...." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I recently visited the Liberty Centre in my constituency, a fantastic charitable organisation that supports individuals and families who have been affected by domestic abuse and violence. It told me that it could fill its refuge places three times over, but it does not have the resources. Will the Minister …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"As ever, it is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts.
I first acknowledge the campaigners from Make 2nds Count, METUP UK and Breast Cancer Now and the fellow MBC patients who are joining us in the Public Gallery. If you will indulge me, Mr Betts, I would …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I wonder whether the hon. Member might clarify something. He stated that the Bill could have come back to be debated in the Commons. A Bill does not come back to the Commons to be debated after it has been to the House of Lords. All the Commons can do …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I thank the petitioners for giving us the opportunity to have this debate.
I know that we are all mindful of the sincere and strongly held views that led to the submission of the petition. The previous Session’s debates …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
Once we begin asking Governments to override democratic protocols or decide that the revising Chamber’s scrutiny should be optional, we create a precedent. Constitutional principles must apply consistently. We have our constitutional arrangements because it is our responsibility to consider not only …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech