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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for coming to my constituency last week, where he saw MIRA Technology Institute and North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College working…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillMy hon. Friend talks wisely about big data. Big data can be used to empower patients as individuals. Providing them with more data to understand and interpret, if it is provided…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), who has made me feel rather nostalgic. Listening to her speech gave me a flashback to when I used to go to Grand…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillAbsolutely, and I agree with the hon. Gentleman that that is exactly what a GP should be doing. However, when a GP is dealing with hundreds of requests for repeat prescriptions,…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillThe hon. Lady makes a good point. I have no problem with that, provided that those doing the tests are also doing the follow-up and ensuring that the patient who has had the test…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s point, but I would simply say that the NHS is going that way and will be providing those tests. My simple point is that whoever goes through such…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillAbsolutely, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing that out. As I said at the start of my speech, this is about creating a framework that can be built on, and that…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Social CareI agree with my hon. Friend in my professional capacity as a GP. It is invaluable to have people who know those they care for: they can pick up when there are problems, and they…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I am glad to hear that the Secretary of State is considering fairer funding. Getting fairer funding, as he will know, is very close to our heart in Leicestershire as we are near…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas) for his passionate talk about the NHS, something which he will probably find is dear to my…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeWill my hon. Friend the Minister give way?11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeWill my hon. Friend be kind enough to share with my office the data he has gathered, so that I might look at it to see how I could build on his work?11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeDo the roads in my hon. Friend’s constituency have the capability to deal with more HGVs? Will the quality of the roads be sufficient to allow that to happen?11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeMy hon. Friend may not be surprised to hear that I would be reluctant to see Burbage common moved. Has he ever been to Acorns coffee shop and seen how well used it is by walkers,…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeTaking freight off the roads is a great idea. A problem that worries me for my constituency, however, is that if the rail freight hub went ahead, there would be more congestion on…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeEight thousand new jobs would be very welcome in my area, but the impact on amenities—doctors’ surgeries, schools and housing—would be considerable. Is my hon. Friend aware of any…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate, because I represent a neighbouring constituency on which the plans will have a knock-on effect. What impact does he think the 24/7…11 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch Maintenance: Bosworth11. To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to support the maintenance of churches in…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch Maintenance: BosworthI am grateful to my hon. Friend for talking about the repairs that are going on in churches in my constituency and across the country, but churches in Hinckley and Bosworth, and…06 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusI thank the Health Secretary for updating the House today. As one who has worked on the frontline in primary care, I know that the people working there often bear the brunt of…03 Feb 2020