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HANSARDPharmacy FirstI wish my hon. Friend a happy Brexit day. I will have to come back to him on that issue. The point is that the service is limited to minor urinary tract infections. That might be…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThere will be a big communications plan, which I am happy to share with my hon. Friend. Well over 100 community pharmacies in his area have signed up to Pharmacy First, which is…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 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI seriously look forward to the re-establishment of the Stormont Assembly so that it will be possible for Northern Ireland to implement such a scheme itself.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstAbsolutely, and I am always happy to discuss that further with my right hon. Friend.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThe hon. Gentleman raises a good point. Of course, pharmacists will be prescribing for seven common conditions. Plenty of referrals will be made to GPs, and from GPs to…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI can assure my hon. Friend that pharmacists are highly skilled and better trained than ever before in this country. They are fully equipped to meet the demands of their new…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstYes, there will be a significant communications package, beginning today.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his support for the programme. There are around 14,000 licensed medicines, the vast majority of which are in good supply. The…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThere has been a 61% increase in registered pharmacists since 2010, with plans to increase that number by 50% in the next few years.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstMay I say a huge thank you to my right hon. Friend for her contribution to kicking this project off? I feel very fortunate to be at the Dispatch Box on the day we launch it,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSmoking and VapingToday, the UK Government with the devolved Administrations have published our response to the UK-wide consultation, “Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping”.…29 Jan 2024HANSARDHealth and Social CareFirst, let us be crystal clear: the tobacco and vapes Bill will save many lives. Unlike other consumer products, there is no safe level of tobacco consumption; it is a product…25 Jan 2024HANSARDHealth and Social CareFirst, let us be crystal clear: the tobacco and vapes Bill will save many lives. Unlike other consumer products, there is no safe level of nicotine consumption; it is a product…25 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that our NHS long-term plan sets out a real-terms increase of at least £4.5 billion a year for primary and community care by 2023-24. We now…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAccessibility to Dental ServicesMy 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 Jan 2024HANSARDAccessibility to Dental ServicesThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to point that out. Emma has my absolute sympathy and apology for the fact that since the covid pandemic we have not seen the recovery of…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAccessibility to Dental ServicesAs my hon. Friend will know, this is a local matter, and it is for his ICB to determine whether it wishes to support the excellent pilot proposal for overseas dental students in…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a great advocate for her community, and I pay tribute to her for working with determination to see more access to dentistry in Cornwall. She is right to do so.…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAccessibility to Dental ServicesAs I said to the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran), I absolutely understand the challenge for some people. The situation has improved over the last year.…23 Jan 2024