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HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryYes, I am very happy to commit to doing that. Before I go on to talk about the health implications of ABI, I want to deal with a couple of other things. They are not within my…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI will very much take that on board. The hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West asked me a number of questions. I may not have written them all down, but she asked about…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI will certainly seek to get that in writing for the hon. Lady. My right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead spoke about continuing healthcare. I know that that is a…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise that issue. NHS England has a veterans trauma network, which delivers comprehensive medical care to veterans, including those…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryThank you; that is a very generous offer. People can see what an inspiring group Headway is. We have heard a lot about the excellent and wide-ranging APPG report from 2018. As the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on again securing a really important…06 Feb 2020HANSARD User-led Social CareIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ealing North (James Murray) on securing this important debate. I…05 Feb 2020HANSARD User-led Social CareI think those facts are a little misleading. We often read about the facts that the hon. Gentleman cites—the Age UK fact that 1.4 million people out there have unmet care needs.…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Innovation in Hospital DesignMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that point, and I will come to it later in my speech. The key thing is to ensure that all the relevant stakeholders and partners…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Innovation in Hospital DesignIt is a huge pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing this…04 Feb 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that adult social care and the NHS are indelibly linked. The one must support the other, and the one drives costs with the other. The…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareThe Prime Minister said that the Government will deliver on our promises. We will bring forward a plan for social care this year—28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareWe just do not recognise the figures that the hon. Lady is parroting. Public spending on adult social care in 2018-19 reached £17.9 billion in cash terms, which is the highest…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareThis year. However, there are complex questions to address. A Joint Committee of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareMy right hon. Friend did some incredible work in this area when he was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. In fact, he presided over the Department being renamed to…28 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are very committed to hospice services, which is why an additional £25 million went into hospices last year. I am certainly happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the hospices…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of access to primary and community services within Pinner. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will be happy to meet…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareAs I have explained, the Care Act sets out the requirement that entitles individuals to a care needs assessment and sets a minimum national threshold at which care should be…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to rural sparsity and the challenges facing rural communities. We are committed to undertake a review of relative needs and resources,…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareThe Government have enshrined in legislation through the Care Act 2014 a council’s statutory duty to meet eligible needs for adult social care. We have given councils access to up…28 Jan 2020