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HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) for securing this timely debate. It is interesting to hear…02 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. We know that our official development assistance budget is currently reduced to allow for defence investment, but given the continuing need to improve global health, not least…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformThose are points very well made. Tackling gambling harms should be at the top of our public health priorities—I make a declaration of interest: I am a public health consultant—to…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Gambling has become ubiquitous in our society. It is endemic. We watch the television; we have online roulette in our pockets—it is…02 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI very much welcome this devolution Bill, and today I speak in support of Government new clause 45 and amendments 153 and 107 proposed by my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIt is incredibly timely that we are talking about this issue in the context of the NHS 10-year strategy, which will provide a shift from treatment to prevention. A lot can be done…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIt is a privilege to speak for Worthing West, where support for the Parky petition has been strong, particularly in our amazing local Parkinson’s group. Parkinson’s is one of the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I will be brief, as I appreciate there is not much time left. I wanted to speak in today’s debate because, as a public…04 Nov 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseThank you, Mr Efford, for chairing the debate this morning. I thank the Minister for her excellent remarks, and all the parliamentary colleagues who have taken the time to be…28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI beg to move, That this House has considered obesity and fatty liver disease. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford, alongside my parliamentary colleagues who…28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI thank the hon. Member for making that excellent point. He is absolutely right. The issues of the NHS waiting lists are pertinent and stark. Reducing them will mean that we have…28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI thank the hon. Member for his excellent intervention. I absolutely agree that the national cancer strategy is essential. We must make sure that liver cancer is integrated into…28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. She is absolutely right. With her public health expertise, she highlights the very real problems that lead to fatty liver…28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent point and agree absolutely. In our society, we focus on how people look for many reasons, cultural and commercial, but this is purely…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPrison RehabilitationRehabilitation is a vital part of prison health programmes, but when prisoners develop infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, they can be isolated from organised programmes…16 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThis devolution debate today is a continuation of the conversation that has been doing the rounds in Sussex since the announcement that we will be in the first wave of new regions…02 Sept 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionMaternity Services The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Maternity Services on 25 February 2025.22 Jul 2025HANSARDOther Correction…The Women and Equalities Committee highlights that gynaecological care waiting lists have grown faster than lists in any other specialty in recent years. As a public health…22 Jul 2025HANSARDOther Correction…The Women and Equalities Committee highlights that gynaecological care waiting lists have grown faster than lists in any other specialty in recent years. As a public health…22 Jul 2025HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandOh, I am sorry, Sir Edward.15 Jul 2025