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HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseThe Environment Act 2021 was passed nearly a year ago, but we still do not have the necessary strong secondary legislation to regulate the use of forest-risk commodities in the…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsLet me extend my sincere thanks to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) for leading the debate, and to the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) for…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in my area is still hoping to receive funds from the new hospital programme—the same programme that is supposed to deliver the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I now know what it feels like to have the knees of the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). [Interruption.] It is a fleeting thought, but it…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI completely agree. I do not know how much a dose of Evusheld costs. I hope that, when the Government enter into negotiations with AstraZeneca, they will get a good price for the…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldThe hon. Lady is right. I will set out not only that the scientific evidence backs up the case for Evusheld, but that there is strong political consensus for it. Of course, the…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI welcome that intervention and I do agree. I will outline all the scientific evidence that backs the decision to procure Evusheld and roll it out right now, this side of…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldThe hon. Member is absolutely right. Many people are clinically vulnerable because they have a health condition, and their physical health is getting worse, as it would when…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI am grateful for that question. In fact, Evusheld is now so effective that not only has it been rolled out in 33 countries, but a number of countries, including Japan, Italy,…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI beg to move, That this House has considered the procurement of Evusheld. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. I am pleased to have secured this important…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. That is exactly the question I would like the Minister to answer. There are two significant problems with the most recent…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Let us move on to the facts. Is Evusheld safe and effective? Yes, it is. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. The Government’s botched Budget gave unfunded tax cuts to some of the richest companies, while across the country there are hospitals worried that their roofs might collapse…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI agree with the hon. Gentleman. One of the big concerns that has not been answered by the Government so far is why their approach to this drug is so inconsistent with their…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionDoes the Secretary of State recognise that he has now put his Government in the absurd position of wanting to impose fracking on communities that do not want it, while not…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateThis is not a plan; it is an ABC of Conservative failures. GPs are now seeing almost 12% more patients than they were just five years ago; the GP sector is facing a retirement…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThroughout her extraordinary reign, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was a beacon of stability, duty and selflessness. Many of my constituents in St Albans will find it…09 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsEarlier this week I raised the plight of households, small businesses and care homes in my constituency. I am sure that, like me, many of them will be truly shocked that it is the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn 13 May, almost four months ago, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about a constituent who suffered a serious sexual assault at the hands of a medical…08 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateLike many Members of this House, I am receiving desperate messages not only from individuals, but from hospitals, care homes, schools and small businesses. The energy bill for one…05 Sept 2022