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HANSARDEmergency Care: Average Waiting TimeWith respect, I will take no lectures from the Minister about working in A&E under a Labour Government and a Conservative Government. I have worked in the NHS under a Labour…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmergency Care: Average Waiting TimeThank you, Mr Speaker. A&E waiting times are through the roof, and we have people waiting without a bed—not even a trolley. This is removing the dignity that every patient…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement and welcome him to his new role. It would have been helpful if, ahead of the current temperatures, he had…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBereavement CharitiesIt was approximately six years ago that you sat next to me when I made my maiden speech, Mr Davies, and today is the first time I have had the pleasure of serving under your…05 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillWe need to advance the mental health equality framework and there must be culturally appropriate services and the freedom for local areas to look at their specific populations in…27 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillI thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of the statement, and for sharing his family’s experiences over the weekend. I am so sorry to hear about the circumstances…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Infant Mental Health Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to wind up for the Opposition with you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. I thank the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) for securing this…16 Jun 2022HANSARDNurse RecruitmentWorking a shift in A&E just two days ago, I could not have felt prouder of the teams of nurses who form the foundation of our NHS. As the Minister is so gushing about the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIt is a pleasure to wind up for the Opposition with you in the Chair, Mr Bone. I first thank those of you in the Public Gallery. It cannot be easy to be here today, and you are a…08 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Health Support for Veterans and Military CharitiesOur veterans have risked their lives for our country and deserve excellent mental health support. We must go even further: from the military frontline to frontline workers who…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. There are widely held variations in views across the House, but I stand by the principle that everyone should have access to safe and…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillThe Opposition congratulate the Lords on their hard work on the Bill, which is much improved from when it left the Commons. We support the Lords amendments, which are sensible and…30 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services: Young PeopleI echo the words of solidarity with Ukraine that many colleagues have shared in recent days. There are stark inequalities in children’s mental health services, from the postcode…01 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthMy hon. Friend is always a powerful advocate when it comes to the importance of positive mental health for young people. I have visited Wales and seen at first hand the fantastic…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI beg to move, That this House recognises the importance of Children’s Mental Health Week; is concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health of young…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Perhaps he would like to understand that some white groups from poor socioeconomic backgrounds have such outcomes but, by far and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Some children endure unspeakable circumstances that unduly affect their mental health in a way that we can never comprehend. It affects…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI am afraid I have to make some progress. Labour has a plan for children’s mental health, and the next Labour Government will implement it. The next Labour Government will…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. There has to be retention, and I will come on to focus on our plan to grow the workforce. I will make progress, because I appreciate that I…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI entirely agree. It has been a pleasure to work alongside the hon. Member in looking at eating disorder issues over the past couple of years; she is a powerful advocate. She…08 Feb 2022