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HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Chris Evans) and all other hon. Members for their contributions,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingI am happy to confirm that I will ask officials to look into that, and to give me some advice on that pilot and on having a conversation with those running it about what we could…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareAs I stated earlier, we are promoting the Play Well toolkit right across the country through a variety of communication methods. We look forward to a variety of healthcare…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) for securing this debate on such an important…06 Jan 2026HANSARDLess Survivable CancersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank you and other Members for persevering despite my slightly tardy arrival, which was due, ironically, to the…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareAs my hon. Friend will have noticed, I referred to the workforce plan. My hon. Friend the Minister for Secondary Care will consider all areas of the workforce and what should be…06 Jan 2026HANSARDFoetal Anomaly ScreeningI would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to add the quadruple screening test to the foetal anomaly screening…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Sudden Cardiac Death in Young PeopleThe hon. Member will know that all vaccines are assessed and are not issued unless they are considered safe. We collect data on conditions and potential impacts right across the…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Sudden Cardiac Death in Young PeopleI think “Stayin’ Alive” is a bit of a sharp one, really, isn’t it? Given that once “Pink Pony Club” is in my head I cannot get rid of it for weeks, I think I will probably opt for…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Sudden Cardiac Death in Young PeopleI thank my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Chris Vince), for bringing forward this debate and sharing the stories of Clarissa and Jude. I thank all hon. Members…15 Dec 2025HANSARDDHSC Annual Accounts: Covid-19 ReportingThe 2024-25 annual report and accounts for the Department of Health and Social Care has been published today, 11 December 2025. The annual report discloses losses relating to…11 Dec 2025HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) on securing this important…04 Dec 2025HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanI am just coming to that, so the right hon. Member’s intervention was very timely. As has been highlighted, the plan matters, because ABI is not just a health issue; it touches…04 Dec 2025HANSARDHIV Action PlanI am pleased to announce to the House that today the Government will publish its HIV action plan, setting out how we will achieve our ambition to end HIV transmissions within…01 Dec 2025HANSARD World COPD DayIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this timely debate, as we mark World COPD…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Children with Serious Neurological ConditionsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham and Beckton (James Asser) on securing this important debate and acknowledge the journey of his constituent Shelina Begum and…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Children with Serious Neurological ConditionsI am more than happy to do that. All too often, we have seen that the transition is a really difficult time, and as he points out, where services are perhaps not as joined up and…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI will come to the task and finish group in my remarks. Research is the key to unlocking better treatments and improving quality of life. As has been mentioned, we have seen…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMen’s Health Strategy for EnglandToday marks the publication of England’s first-ever men’s health strategy. It can be tough to be a man in today’s society. Mental ill health is on the rise, preventable killers…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI will not, as time is short. To support healthcare professionals in diagnosis, as set out in the final delivery plan, the Department has worked with NHS England to develop an…19 Nov 2025