Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

John Cooper Excerpts
Wednesday 18th December 2024

(1 day, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra
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My hon. Friend raises a vital issue on behalf of his constituents. The cross-Government approach that we are taking to tackle the root causes of health inequalities is central to our health mission, and includes prioritising prevention and shifting care closer to communities. On type 2 diabetes, the NHS has developed a focused engagement campaign to raise awareness among groups that are most likely to develop that condition. He may wish to connect with that campaign.

John Cooper Portrait John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway) (Con)
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I wish you a merry Christmas and a good new year when it comes, Mr Speaker.

I was astonished that the vacillating Prime Minister did not take the opportunity to definitively rule out blasphemy laws, which have no placed in modern British society. This is the land of “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” after all. Will the Minister take the opportunity to do what the Prime Minister would not by completely ruling out the introduction of blasphemy laws?