Speeches by McKenna.

“Should there be a long-term duty of care on the clinics offering this service?”

“I am really pleased to see this plan. It is such a welcome change from the lukewarm gusts of air that came from the Opposition when they were in government. It is practical, pragmatic and deliverable. Lots of people in my constituency will welcome how fair it is, particularly for people on lower incomes, but also for t…”

“What concerns do you have about implementation?”

“Would that change how you framed this from the outset? If you were to do it again, what would you change?”

“I just need to draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, because I worked at NHS England. I think we briefly overlapped, Sue, but we never worked together, unfortunately. I want to ask a few questions about the relationships, sex and health education curriculum. Lesley, what are the Government doing to m…”

“Across a population, where there is a variation in prevalence in different ethnic groups—for instance for black and south Asian women there is more PCOS and higher levels of endometriosis—do schools need support to identify the needs of their cohort of pupils and to tailor information to that?”

“I am just thinking about how complicated gender relationships in nursing are—they are actually really complicated. But I wanted to just talk briefly, Lesley, about disabled girls and young women. I know you were asked to look at engaging with groups who are maybe under-represented or under-engaged with in the 2022 wome…”

“That is really helpful. Sue, should it be left to teachers to tailor health education, and menstrual health education in particular, to their intake, particularly thinking about minority, racial and ethnic groups? Or do teachers actually need some external guidance on this?”

“From working in NHS England and then working in hospitals, I am very aware and know what some of the policy at the top is. I know from my local hospital, which has some really big cultural challenges about racism towards staff but also from staff, that actually there can be a disjunct between the policy stance at the N…”

“If there is anything you could share with us after this, that would be really helpful.”

“Particularly around any differences between women with visible disabilities and physical disabilities, and then the non-visible disabilities, and maybe people who are neurodivergent as well.”

“I imagine if you are very tired, it is much harder to mask. That would be my hypothesis, but anyway that is fine.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of gambling harms on children and young people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and to see so many people in the Chamber today for this important debate. I am very aware that the topic of gambling and the harms that it causes to childre…”

“My hon. Friend is very knowledgeable about this subject, and he is bang on about all those actions. It is exactly that: gambling has to be treated as a public health issue. I would endorse all those actions. The key thing is that we look to regulate alcohol, junk food and all such items because we know that they cause …”

“I entirely agree with my hon. Friend; this is all very much interconnected. She used the terminology “grooming”; those psychology-based behaviours really are a form of grooming and manipulation. I also think it would help to start thinking about the effect of secondary gambling on people, in the same way that we think …”

“I thank every Member who has contributed to this debate. It has been very powerful, and I have valued the detail that people have added; many are key bits of evidence that build up to show the threat that gambling represents to children and young people in this country. I particularly commend my hon. Friend the Member …”

“Although we can see these big national moves against prejudice and discrimination, has enough been done yet at the grassroots level to tackle abuse and discrimination?”

“It flips it around, really. Is there stuff that we are missing?”

“We have talked a bit about the national youth strategy and some opportunities there. Isabella, it would be good to get into the detail of how well it will address people’s health, wellbeing and social cohesion.”

“That is a really sharp point. That is very interesting. To bring it back to community cohesion as a big picture, how effective do you think sport and participation as a whole can be in tackling prejudice in society?”