Down Syndrome Bill

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Before I turn to the purpose and co...

My right hon. Friend has come to a very important part in his speech, because there is a real con...

I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend, because he makes an important point that I wil...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on introducing this Bill and securing Government support for ...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is correct in what he says. I am sure that Members who speak...

I wholeheartedly support my right hon. Friend’s Bill. On that point, does he agree that it is imp...

I completely agree with my hon. Friend, and I will come to the point about early intervention lat...

The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech and I whole- heartedly support his Bill. As ...

The hon. Lady makes a powerful point: there must be a holistic approach because although the deli...

rose—

Unsurprisingly, I shall give way to the hon. Gentleman.

I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on what he has said so far. It is unfortunate that legisl...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point and perhaps I should explain why we did not bri...

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

No, as I am concluding.

For all the Drews, Freddies, Maxs, Fionns, Tommys and Bethanys it i...

I thank the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) for not only initiating this important ...

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for making special provision for my guest today, who is up in the Public G...

The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech in support of the Bill. He highlights a very impor...

The hon. Lady—I think we are all hon. Friends today—anticipates the next part of my speech and I ...

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Everything he says is absolutely correct. Do...

My right hon. Friend is so right. As a constituency MP—we are all constituency MPs first and fore...

Thank you for calling me in this debate, Mr Speaker. It was an absolute honour to be asked to be ...

My neighbour Matilda has Down’s syndrome. She is now 14, and I have watched her grow, develop and...

I also congratulate the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) and pay tribute to Portsmou...

I am delighted to speak in this debate. Like others, I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Memb...

I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox). I am thrilled to be here in ...

I rise to speak entirely in support of this Bill receiving its Second Reading today, and hopefull...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on bringing forward th...

The hon. Member raises several pertinent points. This is about not just dental appointments, vacc...

I am very grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention. I think I can highlight that point in...

I also welcome the introduction by my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) of...