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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend may know that in Scotland there is no NHS app. In England, where there is one, we can facilitate bowel cancer screening through the app, increase uptake, and save…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEating DisordersI am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting those cuts and the devastating impact they had, particularly on mental health and eating disorder services. She is absolutely…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEating DisordersWe all recognise the devastating impact that eating disorders have on people’s lives, so this Government are committed to going further. Increases in mental health spending, which…14 Apr 2026HANSARDMental Health ServicesThe case that the hon. Gentleman highlights is indicative of the fact that much work has been done and much more needs to be done. We are providing early intervention for…14 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareI can certainly commit to the hon. Lady that mental health spending in real terms will go up every single year. It went up by £688 million in real terms this year. [ Official…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareI can certainly commit to the hon. Lady that mental health spending will go up every single year. It went up by £688 million in cash terms this year. NHS Capital Spending The…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. He always channels personal experience in such a productive way and he is a credit to this House in the way he conducts himself. I remember…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionMr Betts, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) for securing the debate, as…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, and to those who raised this matter earlier in the debate. It does trouble me deeply that we have a situation in which equipment is…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionIn the interest of time, I will not, but I think I know where the hon. Gentleman wants to go with this, with the NRS. I will be happy to write more fully—11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionWell, I have not got time. I will write more fully regarding his correspondence. I am genuinely disappointed, if it is true, that he has not been responded to since September. In…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI am grateful to the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for securing this important debate and for her continued advocacy on behalf of her constituents. As the hon.…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI am very cognisant of that fact. We will discuss in our interministerial meetings how we can involve the profession early in that regard. While the vast majority of funeral…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationThe hon. Gentleman is clearly reading my speech. I can assure him that meetings had taken place before my appointment as the Minister responsible for the aspects of the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Research: Capital Investment for ResearchToday I am pleased to announce that DHSC, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, is awarding £47.8 million to fund equipment that will help the NHS to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026I am not clear on why they have been removed from the list. However, I certainly expect that anyone who is reasonably trained will be able to deliver vaccines in the settings that…03 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. In response…03 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026I am grateful to the shadow Minister for her support; she is a learned Member of this House, and I know she takes these matters extremely seriously both here and in her own…03 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026I will clarify that for the shadow Minister, but we are both cognisant of the wider point that clinicians ultimately take responsibility for prescriptions and informed consent of…03 Mar 2026HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekIt is an honour and a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing today’s debate and raising this…26 Feb 2026