Speeches by Craft.

“On those definitions and work, where is the line to be drawn between the free speech and opinions of medical professionals—not just doctors—and where those play into questions of fitness to practise?”

“Do you imagine that, following the Mann report, you will have to make significant changes in the way you handle these kinds of investigations?”

“I will explain what I would be interested in as a bit of self-reflection. I have been speaking to people I know who would fall under your regulatory frameworks—doctors and so on—and they feel that the way the GMC has approached the scale of antisemitism over the last couple of years has perhaps not been as robust or dy…”

“Returning to the other regulatory bodies, does the ability exist for co-ordination between you all to tackle this kind of significant issue, or is that a wider issue for someone else to answer?”

“Are those boundaries fairly clearly defined or are they constantly evolving? When is something an opinion and when does it impact on your ability to carry out your job as a medical professional?”

“I now turn to antisemitism in the NHS. First, how are you engaging with Lord Mann’s rapid review into tackling racism and antisemitism?”

“But would it be fair to say that there is no one in the GMC at the moment who has expertise in antisemitism?”

“Who in your organisation has expert knowledge of antisemitism? What training has been undertaken by some of your assessors in that regard?”

“Are you confident that the MPTS have the understanding and expertise? Are you satisfied with the outcomes where you refer cases of antisemitism to them?”

“Thank you. I will leave it there.”

“This is a brief follow-up on that note. You have placed conditions on my local acute hospital’s anaesthetics and training programme, and thank you very much for writing to keep me updated on that. The reason why you have attached conditions is mainly concerns about misogyny and sexually inappropriate remarks and behavi…”

“The question is really about whether people who have been engaging in this behaviour will be held accountable, rather than how we change the culture. People have been perpetuating this kind of behaviour, and all that seems to have happened thus far is that the victims of it have been moved to an alternative hospital in…”

“Have you taken steps to assure yourself that your internal procedures and the things that have prompted the Mann review do not reflect an organisational weakness in how you handle cases of racism and antisemitism?”

“Unfortunately, my constituency is not unique in seeing long waits for diagnosis of neurodiversity. From 18 to 24 months is the expected waiting time in Thurrock, and some have to wait much longer. Given that, for a child, a wait of 18 to 24 months can sometimes be their whole lifespan or half their lifespan, will the u…”

“May I add my voice to those expressing shock at those somehow equating the holding to account of people who enable and profiteer from the production of sexual abuse images of children with the undermining of free speech? It is disingenuous and it does a disservice to everyone. I encourage the Secretary of State to cont…”

“Much like my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford and Bow (Uma Kumaran), my constituent Ambia has written to me to highlight the fact that funding has been withdrawn for her level 7 apprenticeship in play therapy. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) agree that if the Government want to se…”

“Recently, my daughter had an in-patient stay, and I saw a Starlight notice on the door of the playroom. Having met Starlight, it gave me quite a lot of confidence. In fact, thanks to the play therapist, the most traumatic thing about my daughter’s visit was when she had to leave, as she had such a good time. That was i…”

“A merry Christmas to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to everyone who works in the House. [In British Sign Language: Merry Christmas.] Last Sunday, I had the absolute pleasure of joining the Mar Dyke Valley Rotary club and volunteers from Re-engage on their annual Santa run through Aveley. I am assured that the Santa who…”

“What does future intervention look like in this space? You are quite right, I have lived there my whole life, and I know that it is a couple of decades’ worth of this being a failing NHS trust that does not deliver for people in the area. What does intervention look like to turn that around?”

“Can we expect this to maybe drag on for longer than three to six months?”