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HANSARDFood and Drink: Advertising RestrictionsI wish to update the House on the Government’s progress on delivering our manifesto commitment to implement restrictions on junk food advertising on TV and online. The country…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWorld Health Organisation Pandemic Accord NegotiationsI would like to update the House regarding the ongoing negotiations on a new, legally binding international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response—a pandemic…09 Sept 2024HANSARDDeath Certification ReformMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron) has made the following statement: I wish to…09 Sept 2024HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccination: Autumn 2024His Majesty’s Government are committed to protecting people most vulnerable to covid-19 through vaccination as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and…02 Sept 2024HANSARDDeath Certification Reform: Medical ExaminersThe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, my noble Friend Baroness Merron, has made the following written statement: I wish to inform the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonWe are very committed, as I hope the hon. Lady knows, to the workforce plan being as robust as it can be, so we do not just get the pharmacists of the future but the doctors,…26 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonI completely understand the case the hon. Lady is making. I ask her please to understand that she is pushing on a bit of an open door. It is a completely different subject, but I…26 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonMay I start by welcoming you to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker? I congratulate you on your election earlier this week. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira…26 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury—words I did not think I would ever say—and welcome him to his place. The answer to his question is yes. We do not just want to…23 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have previously said that bank managers are more regulated than NHS managers. This Labour Government will pursue an agenda of greater…23 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformI welcome the hon. Gentleman back to the House, but I politely say to him that he needs to be a little bit patient. There will be some announcements in the near future on this…23 Jul 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesI thank the learned and gallant hon. Member for his question. More than 500,000 fragility fractures occur every year, and up to 40% of fracture patients will suffer another…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNewcastle-under-Lyme Landfill Sites: Health EffectsPublic health and prevention are priorities for me and this Labour Government. Obviously, the Environment Agency takes the lead in this specific instance, but I am more than happy…23 Jul 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and we are absolutely committed to ensuring that these services across England are better than those we have inherited. Of…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNewcastle-under-Lyme Landfill Sites: Health EffectsI warmly welcome my hon. Friend, the new Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and thank him for raising this important issue. The UK Health Security Agency works with the regulator,…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that question. He knows that I met his constituents when I was a shadow public health Minister, and I can confirm that I am more than happy…23 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformI thank the hon. Lady for the way in which the Liberal Democrats approached the issue of health and social care during the election campaign. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary…23 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformIt was, of course, the right hon. Gentleman’s Government who kicked the can down the road on these issues. They allowed the system to spend the transformation money that had been…23 Jul 2024HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus Immunisation ProgrammesI am today confirming that the new immunisation programme to protect infants, with a vaccine during pregnancy, and older adults against respiratory syncytial virus will start this…18 Jul 2024HANSARDLife Sciences ManufacturingDementia and Alzheimer’s disease remain the largest cause of death in the United Kingdom. The Government pledged in 2019 to fund dementia research. What more is the Minister doing…22 May 2024