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HANSARD Infant FeedingThis is very much targeted through the family hub service and support for Start for Life, and through the universal health visiting offer and the National Breastfeeding Helpline…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingI agree. The hon. Member will see in the 10-year plan and some of the investments we are making—for instance, to reduce the number of women smoking in pregnancy—that the…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. Through her leadership of the all-party parliamentary group for infant feeding, she is working to ensure that families…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRare Cancers Bill (Money)I beg to move, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Rare Cancers Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of: (1) any…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRare Cancers Bill (Money)As the hon. Gentleman said, health is devolved. I am happy to write to him with the details of how we expect this private Member’s Bill to be implemented by the devolved…30 Jun 2025HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthToday I am updating the House on some of the steps the Government will take to prevent and delay the onset of ill health, thereby restoring the means for people to lead a healthy…30 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth Inequalities: EnglandToday I am updating the House on steps the Government will take to ensure the NHS is playing its part in tackling deep and long-standing inequalities in our country. First, we are…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHaemochromatosis ScreeningI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton) for securing this debate and for sharing his personal connection as someone who has haemochromatosis.…25 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention, and it is noted. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) told the powerful story of his own mother-in-law and his…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCervical Screening: Self-samplingI would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to allow screening providers to offer self-sampling kits to…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactThank you, Ms Butler, for chairing this important debate at such short notice, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Walton (Dan Carden) for securing it. The…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactI do not have that data to hand, but I will make sure that it is provided to the shadow Minister afterwards. While there is sometimes the need for temporary restrictions or…24 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS Cervical Screening ProgrammeI would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to further risk stratify the cervical screening programme in England.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth and Social CareIn March, more than 80% of patients in England referred for cancer had it ruled out or diagnosed within 28 days—it is the first time that target has been met in years. [ Official…02 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth and Social CareIn February , more than 80% of patients in England referred for cancer had it ruled out or diagnosed within 28 days— we are now routinely exceeding the faster diagnosis target .02 Jun 2025HANSARDChildhood ObesityThis Government have set a bold ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever and take action to address the childhood obesity crisis. As part of this ambition,…22 May 2025HANSARD UK Health Security Agency: Porton DownI thank the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) for securing this important debate and for his passionate advocacy on behalf of his constituents for the vital work…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 UK Health Security Agency: Porton DownI can assure my hon. Friend, and the House, that all considerations will be taken into account when this decision is made. As I have said, the Government are thoroughly assessing…21 May 2025HANSARD UK Health Security Agency: Porton DownI can assure my hon. Friend that the benefits of all options will be considered.21 May 2025