Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with Epilepsy
"Will the Minister give way?..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with Epilepsy
"We have to re-categorise cannabis from schedule 2 to schedule 4. That will open the gateway to medical research. Right now, it is hard for a lot of medical researchers to gain access to the product in the first place...."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Oct 2021
Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs Report
"Thank you for allowing me time to speak, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing the debate.
Having read Dame Carol Black’s “Review of drugs part two” several times now and having listened to her present and answer questions on the report, I …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 25th October 2021
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on how to protect children from alcohol marketing to support their health and wellbeing in the short and long term.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on a range of issues. We are committed to ensuring that children and young people are suitably protected from irresponsible promotions, advertising and marketing of alcohol.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Sep 2021
Medicinal Cannabis
"I feel a little sorry for the medical profession, because a slight correction should be made. Fifty years ago in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 we pretty much classified cannabis as a poison. That is why the medical profession has not felt confident enough to use it, test it …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Sep 2021
Medicinal Cannabis
"Thank you very much for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker. I just jumped up quickly before you changed your mind! [Laughter.]
I thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) for securing this debate, which has been great; we were looking forward to a 30-minute Adjournment debate, a battle …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Sep 2021
Medicinal Cannabis
"I thank the hon. Lady very much. The point that this is very much a cross-party issue should not be missed. We are not going to split down party lines or fall out over this. We will fall out over other things—I am absolutely sure of that—but this issue has …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2021
Covid-19: Contracts and Public Inquiry
"Any private company or public organisation worth its salt will have procurement policies in place that ensure it purchases materials that provide value for money and are fit to do the job. Those working in procurement teams will be expected to maintain high standards of propriety and ethics. Contracts to …..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 11th June 2021
Asked by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing covid-19 vaccinations to (a) UK cruise ship employees and (b) other UK seafarers working in UK waters.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Department of Health and Social Care alongside the Department for Transport continues to assess how the Government can best support the vaccination of UK cruise ship employees and other UK seafarers working in UK waters. The UK Government encourages all eligible cruise ship employees and seafarers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in line with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice.
We are working closely with DfT, the Devolved Administrations and NHS England and Improvement to ensure that operational challenges in vaccinating these groups are mitigated so all those who are eligible can access the vaccine in an efficient and convenient way.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent progress his Department has made on helping to ensure that medical cannabis is accessible to people who require it under prescription. ..."Ronnie Cowan - View Speech
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