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HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxI did not know Jo, but I acutely remember the day when Jo was murdered. I was working as a doctor across the river in Guy’s hospital. I remember being unable to sleep that night,…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026To develop the point made by my dear hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East (John Grady), I have been worshipping at Glasgow central mosque since it opened in 1984, and it is…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. It is also an honour to have the Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillTwenty-one years ago, when I started my NHS career as a junior doctor, there were Labour Governments in every part of Britain, and I was proud to have practised in every single…01 Jun 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health and Wellbeing: Online CensorshipI speak as a recently departed member of the ministerial team that delivered the women’s health strategy and a former Minister responsible for digital health. Of course we must…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making a thought-provoking contribution, and I thank her for her leadership on international aid, both before she came to this place and now. With Gaza in mind,…20 May 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care… The FDP is fundamentally an NHS construct. It consists of multiple contracts awarded to a number of consortia, including Palantir, Accenture, PwC, Carnall Farrar and the North…22 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care… The FDP is fundamentally an NHS construct. It consists of multiple contracts awarded to a consortium , including Palantir, Accenture, PwC, Carnall Farrar and the North of…22 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care… The FDP is part of an infrastructure—it is not the infrastructure or the only infrastructure—to resolve that gap. It is improving efficiency and generating savings across the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care… The FDP is part of an infrastructure—it is not the infrastructure or the only infrastructure—to resolve that gap. It is improving efficiency and generating savings across the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) on securing this important…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyUltimately, ICBs are responsible for delivering the framework. The Government are held accountable in the manner being seen today, and I have no doubt that in the new structures…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyI totally agree with my hon. Friend. That is partly a reflection of the underfunding of aspects of the NHS over the past decade and a half. As she well knows, our party supports…21 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIn the interests of time, I will continue. I apologise to my hon. Friend. In the future, our goal is to see a vibrant UK market in digital and technology, which would give the NHS…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this important debate and…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformI am going to carry on for a bit longer. The hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) tempts me with his speech, and he knows that I cannot resist his…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformI will not; I am going to carry on—and I will tell the hon. Gentleman something further. The NHS in England was quite happy to use the expertise of technologists up and down the…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformAt the Mersey and West Lancashire teaching hospitals NHS trust, they are using the FDP to better manage the lists for planned surgery. That allows surgeons like me to operate on…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIf the hon. Gentleman had read the details of any contract that the Government have negotiated, whether it is this one or the previous one, he would know that the break clause is…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I think I will answer his point shortly; in the interests of time, we have to be careful about interventions. We live in a fast-paced…16 Apr 2026