Expert panel will be set up to advise on medicinal cannabis cases

An expert panel of clinicians will be set up to advise the government on applications to prescribe cannabis-based medications.Speaking in the Commons, Home Office minister Nick Hurd said the cases of Billy Caldwell and Alfie Dingley had "highlighted the need for the Government to explore the issue further and our handling of these issues further".It comes after the mother of 12-year-old Billy, who has acute epilepsy, demanded a meeting with home secretary Sajid Javid and health secretary Jeremy