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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2016
Young People’s Mental Health

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) on securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee on allowing it.

I have a new member of staff in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 20 Oct 2016
National Arthritis Week

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing this really important debate. These conditions cause not only physical but psychological problems. A girl came to see me, aged 19. She said:

“Arthritis is unpredictable. It flares up suddenly. Medication problems make it difficult for me to manage. It is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 20 Oct 2016
National Arthritis Week

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 20 Oct 2016
National Arthritis Week

"My arthritis is in many ways self-inflicted; it comes from a lifetime of playing sport. I have no cartilage in my right knee, which is severely arthritic. Then there is my lower back—I do not think anything much works any more. Does the hon. Gentleman think that there should be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 May 2016
NHS Bursaries

"The hon. Lady is making many valid points. If someone lives in Wales and wants to study at an English university, it is proposed that the bursary will be stopped. If someone lives in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland and wants to study nursing, midwifery or an allied health profession …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing this important debate.

The care industry and, in particular, its workforce play a vital role in our society. The UK has a care sector that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector

"I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Will he provide examples of where that happens in the care sector? He is quoting a lot of statistics overall about the national minimum wage and recovery, but they are not specific to the care sector...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Mar 2016
Clinical Negligence Claims

"If a person has a claim as a result of a serious injury, but they cannot get legal representation, that person is still severely injured and the costs will still fall back on the state...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 24 Feb 2016
Crohn’s and Colitis Treatment: England

"Increasing access to toilets away from home is of benefit to all groups in society but it is especially crucial for those living with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, who have concerns about not reaching a toilet in time. Does the hon. Lady believe that other nations in the UK can …..."
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Written Question
Prescription Drugs
Tuesday 1st December 2015

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to consult clinicians on his policy on access to off-patent drugs.

Answered by George Freeman

Our policy on generic prescribing has been in place for a number of years. The policy helps ensure that patients can access the medicine that best meets their needs and it has been a key driver in the National Health Service making maximum use of off-patent drugs which are also known as generics. We have the best prescribing rate for these drugs in Europe.


To support clinicians who may want to prescribe a product off-label for a patient to and improve the flow of research evidence into clinical practice, the Department hosted a Roundtable Event in February 2015. Attendees included the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Breast Cancer Now and other charities and discussions helped determine those non-legislative measures that could be undertaken. The Government is committed to this work and is holding a further roundtable event with charities.