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HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandI thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing this debate. The crisis in SEND provision is inextricable from the crisis in health and social care, and it…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, but this Bill is not about negating end-of-life care. If anything, it is shining a spotlight on it and saying that care, dignity and…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank colleagues across the House for bringing thought and sensitivity to the debates here and in Committee. I often think that this place does not show the best of us, but in…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI agree with my hon. Friend, and I will come to that point later. In public health, we focus primarily on prevention care for the population. In other words, we take decisions,…20 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for bringing this important debate to the House this afternoon. I also thank other Members for sharing such personal…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareWhat an outstanding service that sounds. I know there is a creative mental health all-party parliamentary group taking place today. We underestimate the benefits of exposure to…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. This week we celebrate the International Day of Midwives. Midwives are an essential part of ending inequity in maternal health, delivering lifesaving community-based care.…07 May 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillFirst, I should say thank you to the Minister for presenting this afternoon, and for allowing me to be on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee, which was incredibly interesting.…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillWill the right hon. Member give way?26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. Is he making the argument that we should not address population health issues—population health interventions have seen a…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Nutrition for Growth SummitI thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for organising the debate. So much has been covered already, and I do not want to…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDrug-resistant infections have been rising in Ukraine and remain a challenge in treating wounded soldiers and getting them back to the frontline. Such infections have also spread…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI thank the Secretary of State for her statement. Welfare reform must ensure that incentivising people into work does not produce unintended health consequences, not least by…18 Mar 2025HANSARDMaternity ServicesI thank the hon. Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for calling this debate. As neighbouring parliamentarians on the south coast, we are both passionate champions of the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Government’s devolution plans are a welcome progressive development to shift power and resources from Whitehall to our communities. There are discussions now about the process…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsDoes my hon. Friend agree with my perspective as a public health doctor that there is a need for population-level interventions? There is ample evidence of a need for stronger…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman raises a fair point. I am perhaps a public health consultant first and foremost and a politician second, but I do appreciate that in politics, we have to find…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is an interesting debate, and I want to add some thoughts from a public health point of view. There is a balance to be struck in Government between supporting the hospitality…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic Services Reform13. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reform public services.23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to add something to what the hon. Gentleman is saying, which is interesting and relevant, about smoking cessation services and how they currently work. I have run and…23 Jan 2025