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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I just said to the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook), I will have to get the detail and write to him. I will share the same letter.02 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to commend the children at Sayes Court and Manorcroft schools. It is the children who are genuinely the future, and leading by example in what…02 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think that planning is devolved to the Welsh Administration, so the hon. Member may wish take that up with the Welsh Government directly. Of course, we will always ensure that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseThrough the Glasgow leaders’ declaration, 145 countries, representing 90% of the world’s forests, committed to ending and reversing deforestation this decade, and we secured $20…02 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point. I am new in post as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, but I spent three years there working on such projects.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseMy hon. Friend is right to praise my right hon. Friend the Member for Reading West (Alok Sharma) for what he and, indeed, the UK Government as a whole did last year, but I also…02 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseI think the hon. Lady is being ungenerous. All our pledges are still in place, and she will recognise this Government’s work to bring partners together. We established the Forest…02 Nov 2022HANSARDGlobal Temperature RisesI will have to write to the hon. Gentleman with a detailed response, but I hope he will welcome the progress being made. For example, we have people at the Montreal protocol…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021: TargetsIn March 2022, the Government launched our consultation on targets relating to the Environment Act 2021, determined to leave our environment in a better state than we found it. It…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateIt is a choice for GPs whether they work part time or full time. I am conscious that some of the different things we are doing, including on pension flexibilities, should help, as…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateMy hon. Friend is right. In his constituency —in Lowestoft in particular—there has been increasing provision. Meanwhile, in Leiston, not a single dental practice will take up the…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but I trust doctors to have that relationship with their patients directly, rather than my prescribing or mandating a particular approach.…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI am sad and concerned to hear about the case the hon. Gentleman has just mentioned—it is unacceptable. However, I have already set out to the House aspects of how to improve…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateMy right hon. Friend the Minister of State, who has responsibility for secondary care, will be visiting Cornwall to meet the ambulance trust—indeed, he will be meeting trusts more…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI hear what the hon. Lady says, but I will not go specifically into more data. I have set out the approach we will take—particularly looking at the local NHS with local…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateWe are actually on track with getting the extra 50 million appointments already.22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI thank my hon. Friend, and I agree. We recognise and accept that, after the pandemic, there are still significant issues to address, and that is why this national endeavour is…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateThe Prime Minister set out during the summer that she intends to make sure that there are mental health practitioners available in local GP practices and in schools.22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI am sure that the Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Care, my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) would be happy to have a meeting on this…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateWe already are.22 Sept 2022