Speeches by Taylor.

“The Minister has been extremely generous with his time. I want to come back to this definition and whether it will help us, because what the Minister is saying is that we need to educate, inform and work with the champions in local authorities, rather than set up a system that litigates the meaning of “an appropriate a…”

“The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful argument; we can all relate to the specific problems that anyone faces when they move house, and that is far more likely for service personnel. However, requiring patients to retain waiting list positions regardless of clinical urgency surely risks distorting NHS prioritisation p…”

“Although the amendments are well-intentioned, they are somewhat problematic because they target health, education, adoption and fostering, which are all devolved to the respective Governments. They risk recklessly breaching our devolution conventions, including the Sewel convention. The purpose of the Bill is not to st…”

“Absolutely. I have disabled constituents and disabled friends who want to use the railway, but sometimes just getting on to the platform is too difficult unless they have pre-booked assistance, and sometimes that assistance is not there when they need it, so I absolutely agree with the hon. Member. At a time when town …”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for securing this important debate. She has spoken passionately, as she always does, about the benefits of a new route to link towns and cities from Wrexham through the west midlands to London. The proposed route would make a real difference to my constit…”

“My hon. Friend will be aware that I used to own a retail shop in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in her constituency. Quite often, constituents of mine in Atherstone ask if they can have a direct bus service to get to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Will she join me in campaigning for that direct bus service, which would enable her c…”

“I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have used that very service myself on many trips to Cromer and Sheringham. I used the service from West Runton either to get into Cromer or to go all the way to Norwich, and also the other way to Sheringham, so I absolutely know what he means. I think I might have had to ge…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“No, I am not giving way. We cannot afford to sacrifice the future of vulnerable young people on the altar of ideology. The trials received ethical approval and were recommended by one of the country’s foremost experts in child health. It is vital that they go ahead so that we can build the evidence we need to support s…”

“For the sake of time, I will not. The need to be guided by evidence is precisely why the current situation is so troubling. It is concerning that the MHRA initially raised no objections to the trial when it was approved but has since changed that position. As Dr Cass made clear, no new evidence has been presented to ju…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. Over the past year, the public debate has become often heated and personal and, at times, deeply harmful. The rhetoric has consequences, and we in this House must take responsibility for the climate that we help to create. The Cass review’s recommendations …”

“Do you think there is anything more that the HFEA can do to mitigate those risks and inform the public of what you have told us today?”

“We are moving to a slightly different topic but still one within your realm. Sperm donation outside regulated fertility clinics seems to be on the increase; I have certainly heard that from my constituents. What concerns, if any, do you have about this?”

“Do you know how many egg donors report to the NHS with complications following egg donation?”

“Why are only severe and critical incidents reported and not moderate?”

“I have quite a few questions about collection of data. How does the HFEA currently collect data on post-donation health outcomes?”

“Is the information provided to patients sufficiently clear about the limitations of the data and the research that you have? Are you confident that donors and those freezing their eggs are in a position to give informed consent?”

“Peter has already talked about there being quite a bit of data and information so I will come to Rachel on this. There is already a lot of information and research into IVF patients generally but would you accept that IVF patients and egg donors are different cohorts—at least in terms of age—and that this may have a be…”