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Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Tuesday 19th February 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Young Bridgen was a bit slow to stand but, now that I have seen him, let us hear from the fellow.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
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Will the Minister join me in welcoming the work of UK researchers to develop a new protocol for managing asthma, such as a pill to reduce the number of attacks by targeting airway muscles, developed in partnership with researchers in Canada?

Jackie Doyle-Price Portrait Jackie Doyle-Price
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I will always welcome any research designed to improve the treatment of asthma. Certainly, from a public health perspective, we must do much more to prevent asthma and reduce the likelihood of life-threatening attacks.