Speeches by Fookes.

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?”

“My constituent Noah was diagnosed at 16 with an inoperable brain tumour, and he has said he would like the right to choose: “The thought of being locked in unable to communicate is not how I want to spend the last months of my life. To end my life on my terms when the time comes would give me comfort.” Noah does not wa…”

“Businesses on the Newhouse and Bulwark industrial estates in Chepstow are desperate to keep using the M48 Severn bridge, which will be closed to lorries for at least 12 months. By the end of May, they will have to add at least 30 miles to their journey over the border, seriously affecting profitability and growth. Will…”

“I have a question about the rise of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. Has there been a rise in reports of that, and if so why?”

“Do certain types of breast implants, such as textured versus smooth, have higher rates of BIA-ALCL reported?”

“I have one final question: is there any risk of developing BIA-ALCL after having the implants removed?”

“I have a question for Professor Lees about the NHS list we talked about earlier; I cannot remember exactly what the register is called, but you said some improvements are needed on that. I wonder if you could outline what those are. Then the wider question, if we have time, is whether we have enough data on this proble…”

“My question is around the public education side of things. We are talking a lot about informed consent and consent. If the Government were to do a national communications campaign saying to women, “These procedures aren’t safe. Don’t have breast implants and don’t have liquid fillers,” how might that impact those peopl…”

“This is for you, Vivien, please. Are the current regulations regarding cosmetic surgery sufficient? If not, what changes would you like to see?”

“Why do you think regulations regarding who can perform cosmetic surgery are not as stringent as other types of medical intervention?”

“Can I ask a question for clarification? Apologies, Chair, I am going a bit off the question I was supposed to ask, but I do not understand; have PIP implants been banned here in the UK?”

“We have compensation schemes for the infected blood scandal and for other scandals. I just feel that it is so important that, in my opinion, the Government should most definitely have a compensation scheme for women who have undergone these breast implants. It looks like everybody agrees.”

“Before I start, I just wanted to say a big thank you to Fleur Anderson MP, who has raised this issue consistently in Parliament and has really tried to raise awareness of it—perhaps it is thanks to her that we are doing this inquiry. The French Government urged 30,000 women to seek removal of the implants and that was …”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“If those trade deals were such sunlit uplands and such wonderful deals, can the right hon. Member explain to me why our seafood exports to the EU plummeted by 80% since the Brexit deal? Why did that happen on his watch, if that deal was so good?”

“I am delighted to contribute to the debate. I was really pleased to hear the Minister say from the Dispatch Box that, at the EU summit, we will focus on safety, security and growth. And, boy, don’t we need growth, after 14 years of chaos and disaster from the Conservative party. Since leaving the EU in 2020, businesses…”

“Absolutely, I remember that well. The reduction in exports is mainly due to the increase in paperwork, form-filling, and checks and barriers to trade. Some companies have simply given up because they have had such a difficult time dealing with the red tape. Companies have also had to put up prices, which has impacted c…”