Stroke Sufferers

I congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) not only—nor most importantly—on securing the debate, but on the speech that he made, and the many points he put to the Minister. I pay tribute to his work and that of members of the all-party group, and I want to echo his comments, which were widely applauded around the Chamber, about the vital and wonderful work of the Stroke Association. The number of questions in the hon. Gentleman's speech went up from 13 to 14 by the time he delivered it, so presumably he came up with another one overnight; he has helpfully shared his speech with us. I think that we all agree that if the Minister can answer the 14 questions, today and on a continuing basis, we shall be much closer to assessing our progress in the past year. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ceredigion (Mark Williams) and to hear something of his personal experience of the issue—something that has echoes around the Chamber, whether the experience is personal or whether it concerns constituents, as in the case raised by my neighbour, the hon. Member for Pudsey (Mr. Truswell).