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HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityDoes my hon. Friend share the concern of many of my constituents that there is to some degree a postcode lottery in the national health service and the GP service? Different GP…26 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityThe Labour party voted against compulsory vaccination in the care setting, presumably because it sensed that that would have an impact on carers and their ability to carry on in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityOn compulsory vaccinations in the care sector, I have concerns about compulsory vaccination in the NHS. Will the Minister do what she can to ensure that there is an impact…26 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who made important points in her…26 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityWill the hon. Lady give way?26 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityI am sorry, I have very little time—where local leaders may be able to champion the cause of better delivery, with organisations in a sufficiently large area in which they can…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)We are in a profoundly different place from where we were 19 months ago when we entered the pandemic and went through a series of lockdowns. The medicines that doctors use and…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)Does my hon. Friend share my constituents’ perplexity and confusion that the Government think it is suitable to have compulsory vaccination in care home settings—that has been…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)Scotland and Wales have national ID cards, and if plan B is triggered in England, there is a possibility that we will have an ID card in England, too. Does the hon. Gentleman feel…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). He made a powerful speech, true to his beliefs and values, and he made some powerful points. It…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Government say that, to protect the most vulnerable, they are compelling care workers to be vaccinated against covid-19 even though that is expected to force out 40,000…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceJust as medical devices and drugs innovate change over time, does the Minister agree that the place where the NHS operates and works must also change? Whether those are local…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceI will. The integrated care systems ought to be part of this, with local leadership, and hopefully strong accountability, to ensure that leaders in those areas can drive that…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that initially the Government’s perspective was that we need a double vaccination for both protection and longevity of protection, yet 12 to…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenMy right hon. Friend makes exactly the right point. In school settings, it will be incredibly difficult to do this, and it will be variable. It will depend on the culture of the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenWill my hon. Friend set out exactly why it is recommended for adults to have two doses and perhaps later a booster dose of the vaccine, but for children it is a single dose?21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who made so many important points. I also appreciate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenCertain drug companies are now looking to get approval for vaccinations for five-year-olds. Does the Minister rule that in or out in the United Kingdom?21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Confidence needs to be restored in the wider vaccine programme. There needs to be a renewal of focus, because vaccinations for infants have…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenDoes my hon. Friend recognise that the Government, in their approach to lockdown, are creating some of the problems they believe make the situation worse? Weight Watchers and…21 Sept 2021