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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, that the clause be read a Second time. I keep going, Ms Elliott. Again, you can perhaps file this under gluttony for punishment. I do not intend to talk for very…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is a fitting follow-up to new clause 52, in the sense that the theme of the report was that, yes, dreadful…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to resume our consideration with you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. The new clause is in my name and those of my…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I welcome the Government’s commitment to bring forth a consultation on introducing calorie labelling on alcohol products, for…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twentieth sitting)I am grateful for that intervention. I would certainly not talk down including the very broad messages that the hon. Lady mentions; I know that in an overwhelming number of cases…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am grateful for that answer, which reflects the current difference in public policy between the Government and the Opposition. At oral questions to the Health Secretary, I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)New clauses 57 and 64 both relate to cancer. It is not quite possible to quantify the damage done by cancer in this country because we end up just throwing big numbers around. In…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am conscious of other business, so if I am interrupted, I will not take it as rudeness.28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twentieth sitting)It is a pleasure to resume proceedings with you in the Chair, Mr Bone. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham for her new clauses and the powerful case she made…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am grateful for that contribution. It is axiomatic that, if we are talking about diseases that affect small populations in this country, growing the field of people who are…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am grateful for the contribution from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South. Many people will be looking with great interest at what happens tomorrow. She spoke about the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would put a helpful requirement on the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the assessment and use of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I certainly did not intend to add complexity; I was hoping for clarity and consistency. Nevertheless, as the Minister says, those roles are currently functioning effectively, so I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)That is very welcome, and in that spirit, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 57 Cancer strategy “Within 12 months the Secretary of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I am more than happy to wait for the domestic abuse strategy, but I really hope that such measures will feature in it, and that…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. In February 2018, the noble Baroness Cumberlege was asked to carry out the independent medicines and medical devices review…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eighteenth sitting)It does, and of course I would not want to misrepresent what the Minister said. My point is that, while of course we should seek to work across the partnership and have a…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I congratulate the right hon. Member for Kingswood on his excellent new clauses and the case that he has made for them. We strongly agree that the training and development of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The past 18 months have made clearer than ever the health risks that our health workers face at work, as they have dealt with…27 Oct 2021