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HANSARDTopical QuestionsEach year millions of patients in England interact with two or more different hospital trusts. Most of the trusts that commonly see the same patients do not use the same record…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. The renewed focus on prevention in our health system is welcome, but under the previous Government, the public health grant that facilitates much of that work was cut by 28%.…19 Nov 2024HANSARDImproving Service Life: Personnel and FamiliesThe package announced this weekend of 20 hours of funded wraparound childcare for families deployed overseas is very welcome. Can the Minister please assure us that this type of…18 Nov 2024HANSARDImproving Service Life: Personnel and Families1. What steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel and their families.18 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsResearch estimates that as many as 170 dolphins and other mammals are caught and killed every year off the Sussex coast, yet no bycatch data is recorded. Will the Secretary of…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. According to the Darzi report, there has been a substantial decline in the social determinants of health, such as poor-quality housing, access to clean air and good nutrition.…13 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)A healthy economy means healthy people, but let us not forget that, conversely, healthy people are the backbone of a healthy economy. This Budget is working its way through some…05 Nov 2024HANSARDNPPF: Fast Food Outlets11. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of section 8 of the national planning policy framework on the number of fast food outlets.28 Oct 2024HANSARDNPPF: Fast Food OutletsI thank the Minister for the update. Will he consider working with Cabinet and Health colleagues to empower local authorities to regulate physical junk food adverts around schools…28 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The United Nations calculates the human development index, which ranks countries based on GDP per capita, but also includes health and education measures such as life…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityIn 2021, the Justice Committee highlighted the fact that too many offenders were imprisoned because community orders with mental health requirements were unavailable in many areas…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareThe Darzi review has effectively shone a spotlight on the key issues that GPs and all in the healthcare profession have experienced over the past 14 years. It rightly highlights…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcarePublic health interventions cost only a quarter of the amount that clinical interventions do to add an extra year to life expectancy, so does my hon. Friend agree that the…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. I just wanted to make the point that we need to be mindful that young people are in a time of cognitive development—a formative time, when it…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesOn what you said about what more we can do in relation to young children, you are right—15 Oct 2024HANSARDImpact of Socio-economic Disadvantage on Future Earnings13. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on future earnings.09 Oct 2024HANSARDImpact of Socio-economic Disadvantage on Future EarningsCoastal areas, including my constituency of Worthing West, experience lower life expectancy and higher preventable ill health than many non-coastal areas. That is directly related…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Darzi report published earlier today clearly outlines the importance of prevention. One aspect of that is the provision of good-quality school meals and increasing the uptake…12 Sept 2024