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HANSARDMyalgic 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 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisWhile NHSE is in the process of being dismantled, all its functions continue, and the new Department of Health and Social Care will continue all its work. None of that is being…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI will come later in my remarks to the training that is being rolled out as part of the delivery plan. Myalgic encephalomyelitis—better known as ME—and chronic fatigue syndrome,…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 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for introducing the debate, as well as everyone who…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Drug-related DeathsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) on securing this debate, and I thank all hon. Members from across the House for their…05 Nov 2025HANSARDPandemic Preparedness: Exercise PEGASUSExercise Pegasus, the Tier T pandemic preparedness exercise led by the Department of Health and Social Care with the UK Health Security Agency, will conclude live participation on…04 Nov 2025HANSARDMoles: Histological TestingThe majority of those services are provided through community diagnostic centres. I do not have any figures to hand but I am more than happy to write to the hon. Member with…30 Oct 2025HANSARDMoles: Histological TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) for this important debate and all hon. Members…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, and I offer my sympathy and best wishes to Jules and her family. Of course, I commend her awareness-raising work, which is really…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt national level, a number of initiatives support service improvement and better care for patients with migraine. The Getting It Right First Time neurology programme published a…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAcute Myeloid LeukaemiaAbsolutely. The new progress, particularly around circulating tumour DNA, is really interesting, and we are moving forward with more investment in research so that we can bring…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCancer DiagnosesThis Government are investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS, opening up community diagnostic centres at evenings and weekends and delivering 5 million more appointments to catch…21 Oct 2025HANSARDVaccine Damage Payment SchemeThe vaccine damage payment scheme is not a compensation scheme but a one-off payment. It is important to state that. As I have said, we recognise that there are concerns, which…21 Oct 2025HANSARDVaccine Damage Payment SchemeI reiterate my deepest sympathies to all those who have experienced harm following vaccination and to their families. I recognise many of the concerns that campaigners have raised…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAcute Myeloid LeukaemiaI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question and offer my best wishes to his constituent Ruth in her treatment. I thank him for bringing her story to my attention. I really…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCancer DiagnosesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but I think he might be mistaken. We are opening more CDCs than ever before—I have lost count of the amount of CDCs we have been…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCancer DiagnosesI thank my hon. Friend for her question and her well wishes. We are taking cancer detection seriously in general practice, and there is work to do. It is why we have recently…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAcute Myeloid LeukaemiaThis Government are committed to improving survival for blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia. We are raising awareness, delivering more research, and improving early…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCommittee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment: ReclassificationThe Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Health and…15 Oct 2025