Speeches by Stafford.

“I rise briefly to speak on this as well. I should note for the record that I am the vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on special educational needs and disabilities. The hon. Member for Winchester, on behalf of the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon, made the case very strongly. I am a member of the …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Dr Huq. New clause 6 raises an important question on how we govern health data, which one of the greatest assets of the NHS. The development of the single patient record platform and database, and the wider use of the linked NHS data, present enormous opportuniti…”

“I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman’s penultimate point: we need to support home-grown clinical academics and the life sciences industry in this country. As he has drawn me down that line, I declare that my wife works in the life sciences industry in the UK. I entirely agree with him on that point. However, if he…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. Like the shadow Minister, I will be relatively brief. [Interruption.] It was not clear whether that was a sound of appreciation or disappointment from the Minister. I will assume that she receives everything I say with the same noise and grace. Yesterday, the S…”

“I look forward to the new Prime Minister coming in and, I hope, providing a position where the hon. Member is able to achieve some of that. [Interruption.] I note for Hansard that that received acclamation across the Committee Room. Getting back to the Bill, as you have suggested I do, Dr Huq—I take your suggestions ve…”

“I will have to speak to them and then let you know.”

“I have been speaking to one detransitioner, who is 23, has autism and complex needs, and whose key worker has to go everywhere with him. Despite those medical needs, he underwent major surgery on the NHS, had his genitals removed in order to affirm a trans identity, despite failing half the capacity tests that were sup…”

“I will move on to my last set of questions. You have had a transition yourself, Secretary of State, from believing that a woman can have a penis to rightly believing that a woman cannot have a penis. I am very concerned about people who detransition or desist from their trans identity. Trans people are clearly a very m…”

“That is helpful, Sir Jim. Thank you. Back to you, Secretary of State. Are you confident in that answer?”

“I am really sorry, Secretary of State, but I only have two minutes, so I would really like you to answer my question.”

“The problem, Secretary of State, of not even being able to put a ballpark date on this is that it gives no confidence to those victims that they are going to get any compensation at any point soon. You are not going to give me an answer, but I press you to really think what impact this delay is having on those people, …”

“What is holding it up?”

“Okay, I will try you on another commitment then. Your predecessor made a very clear commitment to roll out access to fracture liaison services in every area by 2030. Is that still the Government’s commitment?”

“Presumably it is not going to be before the recess. Is it going to come this calendar year?”

“When are you going to respond to the review?”

“It is really difficult for me to understand when you say, “Working at pace”, “It’s going to come soon”, and, “It’s shortly.” That is not very helpful for us on the Committee. You must understand that those people who have been affected by sodium valproate and mesh, as you rightly pointed out, have a correct expectation…”

“Will you publish whatever implementation plans you have for that, so that this Committee can scrutinise whether you are likely to hit that 2030 deadline?”

“But you can confirm whether it is coming out before the recess.”

“Presumably you know whether they are going to publish it before the recess.”

“If I am to take it that you do not have clearance yet, it is not going to come out before the recess.”