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HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005Yes, that is exactly what consensus means. To be clear, the WHO secretariat is supporting both processes by hosting the international negotiating body and the working group on…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I reiterate: this is a member state-led process, with 193 member states negotiating. It will be a difficult negotiation, but all previous regulations have been agreed by…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I hope that no Government would sign up to any treaty that it will not follow. I agree that, in a whole range of areas, countries around the world have sometimes not fulfilled…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I do not believe it is right to name those civil servants. I am the overall lead on this in the Department of Health and Social Care. I am working closely and have already met…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I can give a categorical reassurance to my right hon. Friend that that is a red line for the UK Government. We would never allow the World Health Organisation to impose a lockdown…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I will certainly bear in mind what my hon. Friend has said. Some of the civil servants involved in the negotiation have already heard clearly from me, the Minister of State,…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005The negotiations are being led by civil servants across Whitehall. [ Interruption. ]18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005My hon. Friend tempts me, but he will remember that we did not provide a running commentary on the Brexit negotiations. We do not provide a running commentary on our trade…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I think that that was covered in the previous debate and has been covered by various Ministers. We have been clear from the outset of the process that we will not agree to any…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I thank my right hon. Friend for that point. I genuinely believe that a lot here is in all our interests, and I do not want to turn this into a party political ding-dong. I…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005The IHR are working well. However, as a number of my hon. and right hon. Friends said in the debate, there has been lots of criticism of how they worked. As the hon. Gentleman…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George, and I am grateful to the British public and the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith) for raising the important…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I hear where my right hon. Friend comes from and I share his concern. As I hope he will recognise, the WHO is led by its 193 member states, which are currently negotiating this.…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Sexual Harassment of Surgeons and Other Medical ProfessionalsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) for raising this incredibly important issue. She has been a…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Sexual Harassment of Surgeons and Other Medical ProfessionalsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes), who is the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, for her work in this…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness WeekI am happy to give the hon. Member that undertaking. As he rightly acknowledges, I am not a Department for Work and Pensions Minister. I do not want to tread on their toes, but I…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness WeekLet me start by congratulating the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) on securing this debate on this important issue. She is a tireless campaigner for those living with…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: RegulationToday I am pleased to announce that we published the response to the Government’s consultation on the legislation that will empower the General Medical Council to regulate…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand the hon. Lady’s concern. As she knows, we share a local NHS hospital trust. I am very keen to work with her on this issue. Of course, this Government are the first to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum DisorderWith respect, the hon. Gentleman is as wrong as usual. NHS England is taking forward work to improve the ways in which services for rare diseases are commissioned, putting…05 Dec 2023