Down Syndrome Bill

Indeed. I would not even say it is the end of the beginning. It is on the way to being the end of...

I pay huge tribute to my right hon. Friend for bringing forward the Bill and the manner in which ...

I thank my hon. Friend for that question. It will not surprise him to hear that, as a committed U...

It is a real pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox), who,...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on introducing this Bi...

I begin, as others have, by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr...

I commend my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on the Bill and on his long...

Like others, I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox...

My hon. Friend is advancing an excellent argument. Can he outline some of his experience of best ...

That returns me to my hon. Friend’s own earlier comment. The skills required in certain industrie...

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important to have role models from neurodiverse conditions i...

Absolutely; my hon. Friend is on a roll with her interventions and I look forward to more of them...

I am enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech and agree with his comments. Does he agree that in the past...

My hon. Friend speaks from a position of significant knowledge and is absolutely right: the cultu...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Nort...

Let me give my colleague a brief respite. I know that she is a massive fan of the Bill of my righ...

I am blessed by having great colleagues in this Chamber.

Alice fell pregnant aged 15. As sh...

On that point, does my hon. Friend agree that we need a real focus not just on the person with Do...

I completely agree. I have spoken to other parents who have discovered upon their child’s birth t...

My hon. Friend is giving an incredibly powerful account of her personal experience. I know that s...

That is a really important question. I think there have been improvements—my right hon. Friend th...

Let me quickly add my support for the Bill introduced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Nort...

I completely agree. Rhys earns £9 an hour—he is far richer than me, because he has no outgoings—b...

One thing I wanted to mention was to ensure that we realise that this affected all communities up...

Absolutely. That is so important. When I reel off this list, if I can get through it, Members wil...

I think all of us are very moved by what my hon. Friend has had to say. Does she agree that her p...

I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution not just in that intervention, but in his speech. I l...

I hope Madam Deputy Speaker will forgive me, given the circumstances, but I have just been interr...

I am grateful for that intervention. I am thrilled—I have seen you listening intently, and it is ...

We have had some amazing contributions today. First, I obviously thank my right hon. Friend the M...

My hon. Friend mentioned APPGs. Does she agree that the role of APPGs is important in ensuring th...

I absolutely agree. The key thing is that APPGs by their very nature are cross-party. On issues s...

Is the very point that my hon. Friend makes about the lack of knowledge one of the key reasons wh...

My right hon. Friend makes a hugely important point. The integrated care boards will have a huge ...

My hon. Friend mentions education and ensuring that those with Down syndrome have access that is ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. All the statutory authorities need to understand that the sta...

As a fellow member of the Health and Care Bill Committee that looked at the new integrated care s...

I thank my hon. Friend. It is absolutely right that the integrated care boards and the Health and...

I would like to associate myself with my hon. Friend’s comments regarding the fantastic organisat...

I thank my hon. Friend. I absolutely agree. I think we need to look at the whole pathway from edu...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Talking about employment, does she agree that this ...

My hon. Friend makes a good point and we touched on it earlier. An understanding of what support ...

What my hon. Friend says is vital. Does she agree that Members of Parliament are well placed to b...

I entirely agree. We are in an incredibly privileged place to highlight that need and to work wit...

I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) not just for bringing forward...

Before my hon. Friend runs away from the point that I wanted to make, he ran through the most glo...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I believe that I ran through his constituency on day...

Education investment areas were announced in the “Levelling Up” White Paper. I suggest that the B...

My hon. Friend raises a valid point. It is about understanding those needs. I am delighted that i...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox). As a newbie and a Bac...

My hon. Friend is a doughty champion not just for Great Grimsby but for skills and apprenticeship...

I thank my hon. Friend for his support and for his passion about education. We have many conversa...

I endorse my hon. Friend’s comments about disabilities, and particularly that we all have differe...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Bill will help to take away some people’s fear. As I said...

I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) for introducing this important...

I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox). It has bee...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on introducing this Bi...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point, which has been raised by my hon. Friend the Member for St...

I thank my hon. Friend for the plans that are being put in place, but are there plans to ensure t...

I regularly meet the Minister for Disabled People and the Minister for Employment—the three of us...

With the leave of the House, may I say what an absolute joy it has been to find this bolthole of ...

I am delighted to say that the Ayes have it.