"In November 2011, I had my dinner as normal, but what was not normal was that it did not settle well and I threw up. I dismissed it as probably a bug of some sort, but then it happened again a few days later. Clearly something was not right, but …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I could not agree more. Early diagnosis is one of the key recommendations that I shall be making.
It is clear that cancer is one of the leading causes of death, but there are risks for survivors as well. It is estimated that 2.5 million people are living with and …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes a very important point that I was not going to cover, and I thank him immensely for doing so.
Crucially, as with many other types of cancer, the outcome of oesophageal cancer depends on how advanced it is when it is diagnosed. The reason not many …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and my surgeons have made similar points to me. Clearly the tools are available to do that.
The sixth strategy I recommend is greater hospice care to provide end-of-life care away from hospitals that supports people and allows them to spend their …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. Does she agree with the recent remarks made by the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who said that an “AIDS-free generation” should be a policy priority for all Governments, including that of the UK?..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that the banks in his example would facilitate help for some of the failures in respect of the enterprise finance guarantee scheme? There are 4.8 million SMEs, but the Government are targeting only 6,000 of them with help through the EFG at the moment...." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I shall be brief and hope not to take up the full eight minutes I have been allotted. I want to concentrate on smaller manufacturers. My hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Chris White) might be interested to know that I come to the debate with a certain …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he recognise the work of those calling for an opt-out system of organ donation, which includes national campaigns such as the British Heart Foundation, as well as local campaigners, including Valerie Paynter, who underwent a kidney transplant 20 years ago, …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Inverclyde (David Cairns) on securing this important debate, whether by skill or fortune.
The Hove and Brighton area has one the highest rates of HIV in the UK. Many of my constituents live with the virus, and others have friends and colleagues that do …..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech
"Given my right hon. Friend’s voting record in the last Parliament, and indeed that of most Government Members, will he advise the House what specifically he is looking to achieve through the tobacco display ban analysis?..." Mike Weatherley - View Speech