"My hon. Friend is right. It is particularly regrettable that we have such a delay in comparison with other countries if we could take simple steps, which would not even cost the taxpayer money, to reduce the delay through political will and co-ordination...." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"I will make a bit more progress, because otherwise the Minister will not have a chance to respond at length, which I know she will want to do.
The HeadSmart campaign has developed an online education module to help health professionals to recognise the signs and symptoms of brain tumours …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"I am just going to make a bit more progress, if I may, but I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. The progress has been good, but it has also highlighted how easy it is, with practical steps, to save lives and prevent the serious and permanent damage that …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"Although I am focusing on three practical aspects of the campaign,I thank my hon. Friend for that wider point about research funding. It was well made and I am sure that it has been registered.
The second key measure under the HeadSmart campaign is for the Government …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I am open to that idea, but the point is that councils have an internal mail system for delivering items to schools and nurseries. They are used to distributing in bulk, which is what we are talking about, to all schools. If …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"I am going to make progress, because otherwise there will not be time for the Minister to respond.
The third and final measure that I recommend to the Minister is that she write to the cabinet members for children’s services in all our local councils to direct health visitors to …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech
"My hon. Friend has made a good point, and I am not suggesting that the awareness cards will suddenly save every single child with symptoms. They will, however, increase our opportunity to pick up obvious and evident symptoms and ensure that they are checked out further.
"I thank the Minister for giving way. The whole point of this debate is to try to get central Government to co-ordinate with local government. We are not talking about forcing local government, but we are talking about urging local government to do something through its internal mail system. Will …..." Dominic Raab - View Speech