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HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsIt is an honour, as ever, to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for securing this debate. I would like to welcome…21 May 2025HANSARDWorld Health Assembly: Adoption of the Pandemic AgreementI would like to update the House regarding the international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response at the World Health Organisation. From 19 to 27 May,…21 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayYes, I confirm that I will write to the shadow Minister on FeNO at a later date. NHS England is also piloting a digital annual asthma check. I am sorry, Dr Huq, this is highly…15 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayYes, I will come to many of those issues. As I was saying, NHS England is piloting a digital annual asthma check, which, if successful, will mean that fewer people miss that…15 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing this timely debate forward as we mark last week’s World…15 May 2025HANSARD Brain Tumours: Research and TreatmentI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) and the hon. Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) for securing this vitally important debate. They…08 May 2025HANSARD Brain Tumours: Research and TreatmentNHS England has found that creating that environment does not necessarily provide new and better ways of repurposing drugs, and that can be done far more efficiently and far less…08 May 2025HANSARDPreventive Healthcare: New TechnologyWe are already using technology to improve preventive healthcare and to transform the NHS. We have invested £11 million in artificial intelligence to trial breast cancer screening…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend. We are making great strides in developing our cancer plans. We will be launching a national cancer plan later this year, and the targeted lung cancer…06 May 2025HANSARDPreventive Healthcare: New TechnologyAnd he has just sold me on what a wonderful charity it is. I would be more than happy to make sure that the relevant Minister meets the hon. Member to discuss the matter.06 May 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Health CentresWe are committed to fixing the front door of the NHS, including by delivering the primary care infrastructure required to enable a neighbourhood health service. We have already…06 May 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Health CentresI do agree, and I would be delighted to work with my hon. Friend on the Government’s commitment to delivering a neighbourhood health service that reinforces integrated working for…06 May 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Health CentresI thank the right hon. Member for recognising the significant investment announced today in GP services and buildings, and I would be delighted to ensure that the relevant…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI add my heartfelt condolences to Arlo’s family. In September, we launched a new series of funding opportunities designed to improve brain cancer research for both adults and…06 May 2025HANSARDPreventive Healthcare: New TechnologyI commend the work that my hon. Friend refers to. The new HealthTech innovation hub—a flagship project of the West Yorkshire investment zone—brings together West Yorkshire…06 May 2025HANSARDMultiple Sclerosis Awareness WeekThis Government want to ensure that every person with multiple sclerosis receives high-quality healthcare. Today, during MS Awareness Week (28 April to 4 May), I would like to…01 May 2025HANSARDParkinson’s Awareness MonthI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for raising this important issue, and I congratulate him on leading the first substantive…01 May 2025HANSARD Black Maternal Health Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. Before I begin, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for securing this…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Black Maternal Health Awareness WeekThe shadow Minister will know that that is not actually the question that my hon. Friend asked. She asked about systemic racism. We recognise that racism and unconscious bias can…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Black Maternal Health Awareness WeekI think that we have to do everything possible to make sure that all the systems in the NHS are as equitable as possible. We have set clear expectations for escalation and…29 Apr 2025