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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered epilepsy.

I would like to start by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for allowing my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Mrs Gillan), who has done so much to support and advocate on behalf of people with epilepsy, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I most certainly do. Addressing stigma is at the heart of the treatment, care and, frankly, funding for epilepsy. Too often it is swept under the carpet. For example, statistically there should be many more Members of Parliament who have declared themselves as having epilepsy. That is because of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I know that first aid in schools is an issue that the hon. Gentleman is very passionate about. I absolutely do agree. This condition impacts one in every 100 people; it is a very large-scale chronic condition. When a child falls to the floor in school, they need people who …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I very much welcome that intervention. I was going to mention that case, which is extraordinary for two reasons. First, why would the young woman lose her job? She already had the job and was succeeding in it, so why was the sudden revelation of her epilepsy a reason for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"Absolutely. I totally agree. In many instances, people with epilepsy also have other chronic conditions, which are no doubt contributory factors. The level of support for research on epilepsy is significantly lower than for other conditions. Again, it is seen as a secondary or tertiary priority when it comes to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"Absolutely. There are some wonderful, excellent centres in constituencies around the country, including in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency, but there are too few of them and there is not enough immediate referral to tertiary care once a GP identifies that epilepsy might be at the heart of a problem. We …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"indicated assent...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I am absolutely thrilled that the all-party group’s chairmanship has been handed to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz), who I know will put a huge amount of passion and energy into continuing the fight and ensuring that the voice of those with epilepsy is very …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Epilepsy

"I want to thank everybody here and to ask the Minister to do something for everybody, not least the two young ladies we have heard about today. Their legacy is worth his doing three things.

The first is to talk to NHS England and work out a pathway to reduce …..."
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Written Question
Sugar
Monday 20th October 2014

Asked by: Laura Sandys (Conservative - South Thanet)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce measures to reduce the sugar content of food modelled on those introduced to replace the salt content of food between 2003 and 2011.

Answered by Jane Ellison

Under the Government’s voluntary partnership with industry the focus is on overall calorie reduction, of which sugar can form a part. This has resulted in real progress in reducing calories.

The Scientific Advisory Committee Report on Nutrition has recently published their draft recommendations on Carbohydrates. The final report, together with recommendations from Public Health England on sugar in the diet is due next spring. This will inform the Government’s future thinking on sugar.