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HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationMy hon. Friend will be aware that within HSIB the Government are establishing a new special health authority specifically for maternity investigations, with specialist expertise.…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the review into East Kent maternity services. Few things could be as tragic as the death of a child, yet knowing that that…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI know that my right hon. Friend shares the House’s desire to ensure that such events do not reoccur, and that his constituents are safe. He asked about failures over time. In…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI know my hon. Friend has campaigned hard as both a Minister and a Back-Bench MP for safety in the national health service. On safety at the East Kent trust, we have already…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI understand my hon. Friend’s passion in this area. I am happy to meet him to discuss it further.20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationAs a rural Member of Parliament, I understand the need for rural services to be just as good as those in more urban areas and to ensure that they are improved where they are not…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI know my hon. Friend shares my horror at the report and my horror at the way women and their families were treated at East Kent maternity hospitals. The report was published only…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationIt is, of course, important that information is shared across our great country, so that people in all areas of our nation get the best-quality care. Health is a devolved issue,…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationNHS England has announced that it is investing an additional £127 million into the maternity system in the next year. That money will go towards the maternity workforce and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationFrom a wider perspective, the Government have a target of reducing stillbirths and neonatal deaths across the country and that, obviously, includes women of colour.20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI know that this is a matter on which the hon. Lady has been campaigning furiously on behalf of her constituents. I share her anger, and her shock when I read the report, at some…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. I note that he has been a doughty campaigner on this issue, and I know how much it matters to him personally, as well as as a Member…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. The report paints a tragic and harrowing picture of poor maternity care at East Kent Hospitals. She talks about accountability. She will…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI wish to inform the House that the independent review into maternity and neonatal services at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has today published its report,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine SupplyIt is normal practice when a Government Department proposes to make a gift of a value exceeding £300,000, for the Department concerned to present to the House of Commons a minute…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: DiagnosisI thank the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) for securing a debate on this important issue. She has been a great advocate on this topic, and I share…11 Oct 2022HANSARDAccessibility of ChurchesThe Holy Trinity or West Allington church is beautiful and historic, but access to it is quite poor. The lovely grass slope going up to the church means that, in winter and in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAccessibility of Churches12. What steps the Church is taking to improve the accessibility of churches for people with disabilities.08 Sept 2022HANSARD Net Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI attended nearly all the hustings as well, and I was pleased to hear all the candidates support the net zero target and express their commitment to climate change. One of the…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseRecent reports show that the number of children using vaping devices has doubled in the past two years. These devices, with their bright colours and popular flavours, are…21 Jul 2022