Sir Charles Walker urges to Government to ruthlessly target the barriers that stop people giving up smoking so that we can reach the target of being “smoke-free”, that is 5% or less of the adult population smoking, by 2030.
Sir Charles Walker welcomes the Government’s support for an amendment that he co-sponsored with the Rt Hon Theresa May to ensure that mental health has parity with physical health for measures relating to this Bill.
Sir Charles Walker calls on the Government to focus on harm reduction measures, both regulatory and in the tax system, to move people addicted to nicotine to less harmful nicotine products so we can achieve the goal of 5% or less of the adult population smoking.
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the UK’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sir Charles Walker urges the PM to work with NATO heads of state to set out how war crimes will be prosecuted so that Russian military and politicians are fully aware.
Sir Charles Walker calls on Government to use encouragement to persuade NHS staff to get vaccinated rather than mandate, and avoid language that casts NHS workers, who put themselves at incredible risk during the pandemic, as pariahs.
Sir Charles Walker leads a debate on insufficient specialist care to meet the needs of children and young people with complex needs, and the need to recruit people to work in child social care and to design children’s homes that can accommodate children with the most complex needs.