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HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetI, too, am delighted that we are having this debate today, because broadband and the connectivity it gives us in the west country is crucial because we are significantly…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthThe heart of these regulations is all about slowing transmission and reducing demand on our limited NHS capacity, so there are two ends to this telescope. The first is about…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe extended vaccine roll-out is welcome to prevent infection, but given that this puts even more pressure on resources, what steps have the Government taken in tandem to increase…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNICE-Approved Products: Patient AccessThank you for the correction, Madam Deputy Speaker. My second proposal is that there should be an innovation officer specifically appointed to look at and manage these issues.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNICE-Approved Products: Patient AccessI rise to address the challenging issue of access for patients to medicines and medical devices. We all believe absolutely passionately that we should have access to doctors and…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNICE-Approved Products: Patient AccessI could not agree more. It is crucial to realise we are talking not just about medicines and drugs but also devices and, as the hon. Gentleman says, the processes, which are often…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNICE-Approved Products: Patient Accessindicated assent.30 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank the Minister for the time he gave me to consider my amendments, which we discussed in some detail, and I thank Her Majesty’s Opposition who, very kindly, took some of my…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank the hon. Gentleman. He is absolutely right. If we could have this new system, so there was a research strategy and an obligation to consider clinical trial requests and…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThen I would like to see you wishing to press it to a vote and putting your vote—and your feet—where your mouth is. [ Interruption. ] I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is not…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)We are clearly in very difficult and unprecedented times. It is a therefore a huge challenge for any Government, of any political persuasion, to decide exactly how to deal with…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThere is, without doubt, agreement across the House that funding is necessary for health and social care. The challenge is in how we fund that, how we spend it, and how we ensure…08 Sept 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateThe pandemic has shown the vital need for effective collaboration across health and social care, and the need for individuals, such as nurses, to be able to work flexibly across…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI welcome the Bill, and I particularly welcome its aims and objectives to provide the best possible health and care to everyone in this country. However, to achieve that, things…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. The issue of children and adolescent mental health is mission critical. It is the next tsunami—the challenge…16 Jun 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationIt is a pleasure to be speaking in this debate on the Gracious Speech, and I absolutely welcome the agenda for national recovery that the Government have set, but in that recovery…13 May 2021HANSARD Teignmouth HospitalI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Teignmouth Hospital. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. This is the story of a…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThis is a Budget of which I am proud. I think that the Chancellor has done an astoundingly good job. It is a responsible Budget. It has found that balance between helping…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareI welcome the commitment to more joined-up care, which must include mental health. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 committed to parity of esteem between physical and mental…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsSecretary of State, the future of the country is very much in your hands—the children are our future. I pay tribute to my local schools, who have risen to the challenge and…06 Jan 2021