"It is somewhat ironic that only a couple of days before Christmas, I wrote to the Prime Minister saying that we should fully recognise all the volunteers who leave this country to do this excellent, selfless work, putting themselves in danger—and here we are today discussing the case of Pauline …..." Russell Brown - View Speech
"What steps are being taken to ensure that emerging treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that receive conditional approval are available through the early access to medicines scheme as early as possible?..." Russell Brown - View Speech
"More and more children are being treated on adult psychiatric wards, with many having to travel hundreds of miles across the country for treatment, as has been said today. The chief executive of YoungMinds has said that the increase in the number of children being placed in adult wards was …..." Russell Brown - View Speech
"4. What the reason is for the time taken to produce the Government’s sexual health policy document; and when he now expects it to be published...." Russell Brown - View Speech
"Will the sexual health policy document contain a strategic plan, effectively resourced by Government, to address and reduce HIV stigma, especially among health care professionals, the police, media, teachers and social services? Perhaps a good starting point could be to draw on the lessons and the success of the Government’s …..." Russell Brown - View Speech
"The Minister is aware that funding for the health service in Wales and Scotland is through the Barnett formula. For every pound saved by the Government—in other words, for every pound less spent per person in England—there is a knock-on consequence for the budgets in Wales and Scotland. What assessment …..." Russell Brown - View Speech
"18. What estimate he has made of the change in average waiting times for patients waiting for diagnostic tests since May 2010...." Russell Brown - View Speech