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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who makes such a powerful point and speaks with such authority. Similar points were made by my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising those really important points. As I will come on to, we will be putting £30 million of new money each year into trading standards…16 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS Prescriptions, Wigs and Fabric Supports: Charges UpliftThe National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (the Amendment Regulations) have been laid before Parliament to increase certain…15 Apr 2024HANSARDHealthy Start Uptake DataI would like to make the following statement on Healthy Start. Background Healthy Start is a passported scheme with eligibility being derived from certain qualifying benefits,…26 Mar 2024HANSARDWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlBetween 5 and 10 February, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) led the UK delegation at the 10th conference of the parties (COP10) of the World Health Organisation (WHO)…18 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastNo, the hon. Lady will have her chance in a moment. Throughout this process, the guiding principle has always been safety, quality of care and the best outcomes for children with…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastI absolutely agree with my hon. Friends that the consultation is critical, that it has been an open consultation and that all views are being taken into account. I am grateful to…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastI will also take the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Lord).13 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastI will give way first to my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford).13 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastI am afraid I fundamentally disagree with the hon. Lady on that point. The consultation has been open, with an open mind and following the best principles of open consultation. I…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Children’s Cancer Care: South-EastThank you, Sir Christopher. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in what has been quite a drawn-out debate on such an important topic. The hon. Member for Twickenham…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Parents and Carers of Infants: SupportIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Henderson. What a lovely debate! I thank all colleagues from across the House for their contributions; it has been…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrescription Charges: Long-term Health ConditionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees) and the many members of the British public for raising…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDental Patient Charges Uplift 2024-25The Department recently published our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, which will make dental services faster, simpler and fairer to patients and will fund around 2.5…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend that we need more capacity in our dental workforce, and I know he will be a big advocate for his constituency. We set out in the first ever…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vaping: LegislationI can tell the hon. Gentleman that the Secretary of State met the Northern Ireland Health Minister just yesterday. I absolutely assure him that all parts of the United Kingdom…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vaping: LegislationThe hon. Member will know that, shockingly, smoking kills 80,000 people across the UK every year, and costs society £17 billion in ill health and loss of productivity. The…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to discuss that matter with my hon. Friend, who is a huge advocate for her constituency. It is always disappointing when a community pharmacy closes, but she will…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have had a number of meetings with my hon. Friend and know that he is determined to resolve some of these long-standing issues in his constituency. I have assured him that ICBs…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very surprised and disappointed to hear the hon. Lady say that. We are delivering 2.5 million more appointments through the new patient premium, which started last Friday. We…05 Mar 2024