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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Twelve young people die every week from undiagnosed heart conditions. One of those was Clarissa Nicholls, who died just…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 32 Review on deaths related to antimicrobial resistant…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would require the Secretary of State to conduct and publish a review into the yearly number of deaths in the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. We understand that the Government take this matter very seriously, but we are working on estimated numbers of deaths for something that will…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe very much welcome the Government’s initiative to give children free bus travel throughout the summer—it is a great idea. The only problem is that in Winchester and its…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Pig FarmersIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) for securing this timely debate. I grew up…14 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Pig FarmersNo, I used to play football matches with them. They were a lot of fun, and I learned that of all livestock, they are potentially the most intelligent and certainly some of the…14 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 14 is about healthy life expectancy. It would require the Secretary of State to make regulations to establish a statutory target for healthy life expectancy in Great…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Yes, I sat on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee for six weeks, going through the legislation line by line. One of the most interesting things about that Bill is not only that…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I pay tribute to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. It does good work in trying to eradicate rabies in countries with street dogs, as part of hearts-and-minds engagement. We can…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Just to blow my own trumpet, my greatest academic achievement was getting correspondence published in Nature on the impact of conflict on antimicrobial resistance. It might…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank all Members for their contributions to the discussion. The hon. Member for Lichfield made the good point that a committee of 70 people may not be that efficient. He should…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 15 would require that the Secretary of State lay before Parliament any trade negotiation requiring NHS spending or funding exceeding £100 million, in the form of…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. It is good to hear cross-party recognition of how important the life sciences sector is in the UK, to universities and businesses as…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I appreciate that. Just to reiterate, I am talking specifically about the trade deal with the United States, not about every single trade deal. We completely accept that primary…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for that intervention. Unless something changes significantly by the time we get to vote on new clause 76, which I understand will not be…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will speak to new clauses 16, 17 and 18 together. They relate to the duty on integrated care boards to promote the health and wellbeing of carers. Certainly, as the Liberal…09 Jul 2026