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HANSARD International Health RegulationsWe do not envisage any new legal requirements being imposed on the United Kingdom, and any changes to our domestic ability to react to any future pandemic would be unacceptable…14 May 2024HANSARD International Health RegulationsNo, because there is no text that has been agreed. This has been evolving: we have seen new amendments and new, revised drafts. The latest negotiations on the accord took place on…14 May 2024HANSARD International Health RegulationsI thank my right hon. Friend for his powerful point, which I think once again underlines that you can only trust the Conservatives with the NHS. As I have said in answer to a…14 May 2024HANSARD International Health RegulationsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I talked about the leadership shown by the UK Government when we had the G7 presidency back in 2021. In addition to the UK supplying…14 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sir Sajid Javid) for bringing forward such an…01 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayI completely understand the frustration that was raised by the hon. Member for North Shropshire and others about the lack of implementation. At the moment, we and NHS England are…01 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayI am happy to provide an update to Members. I hope that when we provide the summary of the 3,000-plus responses, it will shine a real clear light on that, but I am more than happy…01 May 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryNHS England is looking at a range of different interventions across the country. One of the benefits we have across England, and of course across the United Kingdom, is that we…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Preventable Sight LossIt is always a pleasure to see a fellow Lancastrian in the Chair, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for bringing forward the debate. This is…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryIt is always a pleasure to see you in the chair, Dame Caroline. Can I start by thanking the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for raising the importance of eye health to…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Preventable Sight LossI thank the right hon. Gentleman for making those points. I am not instinctively anti-regulation; indeed, just a few weeks ago I put through this place the statutory instrument on…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Preventable Sight LossAs a proud Unionist, I am always happy to learn from different parts of the United Kingdom. After I was appointed to my role, one of the first things I did was to go to Edinburgh…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working to improve radiotherapy services across the NHS, and I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that in more detail.23 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the issue.23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat sums up the usual contradiction on privatisation between Labour Front Benchers and Back Benchers. Any service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver…23 Apr 2024HANSARDCommunity and District Nurses: Recruitment and RetentionAs the hon. Member may know, in September 2023, we met our commitment to deliver 50,000 more nurses working in the NHS compared with September 2019. As of January 2024, there are…23 Apr 2024HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Oversight MechanismsThe GMC and other professional regulators have a statutory duty to investigate any concerns about the fitness to practice of one of their registrants and to take appropriate…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. As part of the NHS long-term plan, we have an ambition to diagnose 75% of all stageable cancers at stage 1 or 2 by 2028. That means that we…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThanks in part to the sterling work of my hon. Friend, monthly average patient recruitment to commercial clinical trials is almost five times the figure it was back in June 2023.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is an important point. We know how vital it is to support everyone who is working so hard in our NHS to support patients. NHS England is reviewing mental health services for…23 Apr 2024