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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will no doubt be extremely envious of the fact that in England there are 50 million more GP appointments now every year, which is a fantastic achievement by this…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 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 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. He will be aware that a decision was taken that ear wax removal services are better done in the community and that ear syringing can…05 Mar 2024HANSARD St Helier Hospital Improvements and New Hospital: SuttonI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on securing this debate. I assure him that the Department is also very excited about this…01 Mar 2024HANSARD St Helier Hospital Improvements and New Hospital: SuttonI am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting the importance of working across specialties to deliver the best possible care. I am delighted that the trust continues to work…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Tackling ObesityI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) on raising this important issue. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions.…27 Feb 2024HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy hon. Friend is pushing against an open door. He may be aware that in 2023 we made some legislative changes to give the General Dental Council more flexibility to expand the…23 Feb 2024HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy hon. Friend is pushing against an open door. He may be aware that in 2023 we made some legislative changes to give the General Dental Council more flexibility to expand the…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Heart and Circulatory Diseases: Premature DeathsFirst, may I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell), and say how pleased we all are to see him fighting fit and in his place? I also say to the right…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Heart and Circulatory Diseases: Premature DeathsAbsolutely. I am happy to do that, and I would encourage all local authorities across the country to make best use of the funds that are available to them. Let me turn to mental…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Heart and Circulatory Diseases: Premature DeathsI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. As part of the NHS long-term plan, all integrated care boards are expected to expand services locally by commissioning NHS…22 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekI completely agree. We would like to see this being done around the world. The UK is, I believe, the third biggest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and…08 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekAs I just mentioned, there is an additional £20 million for the National Institute for Health and Care Research. As well as delivering the opt-out testing in 47 centres, it will…08 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) and the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) on securing…08 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekAs I have just said, we have developed a PrEP road map precisely to increase access to PrEP, and its report will be published in a few days’ time. I encourage the hon. Gentleman…08 Feb 2024HANSARDPublic Health Grant: Local Authority Allocations 2024-25Today I am publishing the Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities in England for 2024-25. Funding for local government’s health responsibilities is an essential…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstAs I say, more than 95% of all community pharmacies have signed up to the service, and all their pharmacists have been trained in how to deliver it.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend. Just to let her know, 100 pharmacies in Cornwall are signed up to Pharmacy First.31 Jan 2024