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Tuberculosis

Backbench debate on Thursday, 7 June 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Herbert of South Downs. The answering member was Harriett Baldwin.
Motion on tuberculosis. Agreed to on question.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
642 cc502-528 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Ending tuberculosis
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Research briefings
Proceeding contributions
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 642 c502 (Link to this contribution)

I remind colleagues that we have two debates to get through this afternoon, and they are both wel...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 cc502-3 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House recognises that tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadli...


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Stephen Doughty | 642 c503 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. I chair the all-party parliament...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 cc503-4 (Link to this contribution)

I strongly agree with the hon. Gentleman that the diseases must be treated together. However, gre...

David Drew | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

The right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. Will he also accept the connection betwee...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

That is a very interesting point. TB is a disease of poverty. This opportunistic infection will s...

Jim Shannon | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

Just to step back, the right hon. Gentleman mentioned diabetes. In this country, we can change ou...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

I do agree. There is a growing list of reasons why we should act, and that is one of them.

Stephen Timms | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

The right hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful speech. He is right to draw attention to the s...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c504 (Link to this contribution)

Again, I do agree. The scale of TB in London makes it one of the TB capitals of Europe. We have s...

Sarah Wollaston | 642 c505 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my right hon. Friend for his very powerful speech. Further to his points about the import...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c505 (Link to this contribution)

Yes. My hon. Friend is probably aware that there is a collaborative TB strategy that was introduc...

Jeremy Lefroy | 642 c505 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my right hon. Friend for all the work he does on TB. As chair of the all-party parliament...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c505 (Link to this contribution)

I agree that some companies are willing to take a non-commercial view, such as Johnson & Johnson ...

Julian Lewis | 642 c505 (Link to this contribution)

May I make a practical suggestion? We sometimes hear that the overseas aid budget struggles to fi...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 c506 (Link to this contribution)

My understanding is that they already do. That is a good example of how we already—although we ne...

Cheryl Gillan | 642 c506 (Link to this contribution)

I am hoping to speak later in the debate, but my right hon. Friend is already making a powerful c...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 cc506-7 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend asks a very pertinent question. Last month, 100 Members of this House and th...

Louise Ellman | 642 cc507-8 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) on securing this ...

Cheryl Gillan | 642 cc508-510 (Link to this contribution)

May I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick H...

Stephen Twigg | 642 cc509-512 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan); I...

Victoria Prentis | 642 cc511-4 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate and to follow some excellent speeches. I...

Jim Fitzpatrick | 642 cc514-6 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful for the opportunity to make a very brief contribution to the debate. It is a pleasu...

Ed Davey | 642 cc516-7 (Link to this contribution)

Sometimes we come to a debate in the House of Commons and really learn things. I am grateful for ...

Sandy Martin | 642 cc517-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is a real pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey...

Jim Fitzpatrick | 642 c518 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a very important point. A matter that attracted quite a bit of controver...

Sandy Martin | 642 c518 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for his helpful intervention. I would fully support a screening programme ...

Jim Shannon | 642 cc518-520 (Link to this contribution)

I am last but hopefully not least.

I thank the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Down...

Martyn Day | 642 cc519-522 (Link to this contribution)

I am pleased to be able to speak in this important debate, and I am grateful to the right hon. Me...

Kate Osamor | 642 cc522-4 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) and my hon. Frien...

Harriett Baldwin | 642 cc524-7 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. I, too, thank my right h...

Lord Herbert of South Downs | 642 cc527-8 (Link to this contribution)

This has a been a good debate, with a large degree of consensus across the House and many well-in...

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