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HANSARD National Health ServiceI am going to make progress, please. The UK Government should learn from the fantastic work of the Labour-led Welsh Government, who are running the fastest vaccine programme in…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceSince the start of the pandemic, our lives have all been deeply affected. Our key workers have experienced more than their fair share of grief, strife and sacrifice. Our care…13 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet us consider these words about mental health services: “prior to 2017, no government invested in or prioritised MH services.” Those are not my words but the words of the…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceIt is almost as though my hon. Friend has read the rest of my speech. I could not agree more. We have to listen to our care workers today. For the young, pregnant carers worried…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceMy response is that the Government have not gone far enough to have these conversations. A real effort has not been made to engage with the communities that have been hit the…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI am going to make progress, thank you. These measures will disproportionately punish groups whose needs are already rarely reflected in mainstream health services or the labour…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthIt is such a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this extremely important debate and all hon.…16 Jun 2021HANSARDMental Health Treatment ReformMy hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) raises a very important point and, frankly, I am shocked that the Minister seems so relaxed about it. Across…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Bereavement ServicesWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I will pay a tribute to my father, Mohammad Aslam Khan, who passed away a few days ago. Not only was he a keen cricketer and an amazing dancer,…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and it is an honour to respond on behalf of the Opposition in this vital and incredibly moving debate. I thank the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyI thank the Minister for the advance copy of the statement. I wish every woman in the House and throughout the country a very happy International Women’s Day. It is welcome that…08 Mar 2021HANSARDMental Health LegislationThe overhaul of the Mental Health Act has been long awaited. People have to be at the heart of the legislation, and that includes staff. The promises that the Secretary of State…23 Feb 2021HANSARDLong CovidI would like to begin by thanking the hon. Members for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) and for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Dr Poulter) and my hon. Friend the Member…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformI thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of the statement. This overhaul of the Mental Health Act has been long awaited, and we welcome the White Paper and the fact that…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: NHS Bed CapacityLast night, I finished a shift in a busy east London hospital, sharing difficult news with hopeful families. The resilience of staff on the frontline can never be matched, but…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19Everything has to be evidence-based. We in the Opposition have been labouring under the misapprehension that the Government have control over the messaging that has been going…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19I would like to start with a tribute to Dame Barbara Windsor. She holds a special place in the affections of the nation from her earliest days with the Joan Littlewood Theatre…14 Dec 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareYes, of course it would be in everyone’s best interests for the inquiry to take place as soon as possible. After all this time, Melanie deserves some answers. I support her call…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and an honour to respond on behalf of the Opposition in this profoundly moving and powerful debate. I thank my…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. The removal of these provisions from the Coronavirus Act is, of course, extremely welcome, and Labour Members will…18 Nov 2020