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HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI hope that I can reassure the hon. Lady that although health is devolved across the four nations, and I can speak only on behalf of the NHS in England on a number of the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportLord Darzi found that mental health waiting lists have surged, with more than 100,000 children waiting a year for their first appointment. That is why we will recruit 8,500 more…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will confirm the 2025-26 local authority public health grant allocations in due course. Local government plays a critical role in delivering the Government’s health mission and…19 Nov 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportI am grateful to the hon. Member for his question. We are a mission-led Government and, of course, tackling health inequalities is a job not just for the Department of Health and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI can assure the hon. Gentleman that the Minister for the Cabinet Office is carefully considering this matter. If the hon. Gentleman would like, the Minister for the Cabinet…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I hope that Members across the House can see why we have set IBCA up in the way we have. It is for precisely that reason:…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI stand here as the Minister for Public Health and Prevention, humbled and with a large degree of humility. The Department of Health and Social Care is rightly hated and despised…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Indeed, it was acknowledged by my right hon. Friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office in his opening…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI can give my hon. Friend and Brendan the commitment that we will do just that, to reassure those who rightly have lost all trust in public authorities, and particularly in my…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a real issue about how we join up the whole of the patient journey. Once diagnosed, patients need appropriate treatment and wraparound care. I am more than…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI agree with the hon. Gentleman, which is why IBCA is operationally independent—that is the crucial thing here. It does not have the fingerprints of Ministers all over it, because…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI should clarify for my hon. Friend that IBCA is operationally independent—that is important —but it is absolutely right that Members of this House are able to scrutinise its…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs somebody who still suffers from long covid, I know how debilitating and complex it can be, and I am committed to improving support for people affected by it. There are now more…19 Nov 2024HANSARDFolic Acid Fortification of FlourI wish to update the House that on Thursday 14 November the Government laid legislation to fortify flour with folic acid to reduce the risk of life-changing conditions in…18 Nov 2024HANSARDOxford Nanopore Technologies: Strategic PartnershipMy noble friend the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Baroness Merron, has made the following written statement: We have announced the Government’s intention to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDWomen and Equality: North of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I am grateful to be responding for the Government to this vital discussion brought to the House today by my…05 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank hon. Members from across the House for their clear indication of support for these landmark measures. I jest with my hon. Friend the Opposition spokesperson—I call her my…22 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…22 Oct 2024HANSARDPost-sepsis SyndromeI absolutely do, and I pay tribute to Abbi, a beautiful woman whom I was privileged to meet after the Westminster Hall debate last week. Although care after sepsis will vary…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPost-sepsis SyndromeI thank the hon. Member for raising awareness of this important issue. He has spoken powerfully about the experiences of patients in his constituency and his wife’s personal…15 Oct 2024