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HANSARD Payment SchemeWill my right hon. Friend give way?06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeMy right hon. Friend is being very generous; I thank him for giving way. It was my sombre privilege to work with him on this matter when I was a Minister in the Department of…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI thank the Minister for his kind words earlier. Could he clarify whether co-infected people will be able to make a compensation claim for each round of interferon that they had,…06 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Victims of Abuse6. What steps his Department is taking to support women and children who have experienced abuse to access support services.30 Jun 2026HANSARDSupport for Victims of AbuseI recently visited the Liberty Centre in my constituency, a fantastic charitable organisation that supports individuals and families who have been affected by domestic abuse and…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Secondary Breast CancerAs ever, it is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I first acknowledge the campaigners from Make 2nds Count, METUP UK and Breast Cancer Now and the fellow MBC…11 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI will not; there is not enough time. Once we begin asking Governments to override democratic protocols or decide that the revising Chamber’s scrutiny should be optional, we…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I thank the petitioners for giving us the opportunity to have this debate. I know that we are all mindful of the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI wonder whether the hon. Member might clarify something. He stated that the Bill could have come back to be debated in the Commons. A Bill does not come back to the Commons to be…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI congratulate the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) on securing this really important debate. Children in West Lancashire have previously felt let down by the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI will briefly.13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and his kind words, and I agree that we cannot simply say that there is overdiagnosis. It has been said previously that there were not…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Waste Crime: KnowsleyMy hon. Friend has outlined clearly the issues caused at Simonswood in my constituency, which my constituents are also really concerned about. Constituents on the other side of my…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker; I am delighted to take up this place. People in West Lancashire are concerned about the potential relocation of the children’s accident and emergency…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEngland Rare Diseases Action Plan 2026The Government published England’s fifth rare diseases action plan on gov.uk on 27 February, ahead of international Rare Disease Day on the 28th. This Government remain committed…02 Mar 2026HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyThe national cancer plan, which I launched about two weeks ago, will end the postcode lottery. Wherever people live, they will receive high-quality cancer treatment. We have…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyI commend my hon. Friend’s continued advocacy for radiotherapy. I have met the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) and the other members of the all-party…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyThe hon. Gentleman and I share part of that integrated care board area. In the cancer plan, we committed to ensuring that coastal and rural areas receive the services that they…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthThe 10-year health plan announced ambitious measures to make the healthy choice the easy choice. They include tackling the obesity epidemic through mandatory healthy food sales…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthI thank my hon. Friend for outlining the very real crisis of childhood obesity. It is a problem that robs children of the best possible start in life and sets them up for a whole…24 Feb 2026