Maurice Hayes (Independent)

I will try and spare the House the clichés.

I too support the request for a debate on stem cell research. This House is the ideal location for that debate and it is obvious that there is a wealth of information and experience on both sides of the House which would make the debate very useful.

Some weeks ago the House paid a very well deserved tribute to the memory of Lady Valerie Goulding, a former Senator. Lady Goulding contributed to this country, particularly in dealing with the polio outbreak of 1948. It is interesting, and there is some reference to this in today's newspapers, that the survivors of that outbreak are now entering old age and, having heroically lived their lives, are facing difficulties that other people of their age do not face. I ask the Leader whether it is possible for the Minister for Health and Children, the next time he comes to the House, to tell us whether provision can be made for them. That would be a wonderful memorial to Lady Goulding.