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HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesI am grateful to the right hon. Member for his remarks. At the risk of turning this into some sort of medical journal club—I will move on quite swiftly, Madam Deputy Speaker—let…09 Feb 2026HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh), and the hon. Members for Witney (Charlie Maynard) and for Kingswinford and South…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPandemic Agreement: Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing SystemI would like to update the House regarding the follow-up negotiations to the pandemic agreement to develop and agree a new pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system in the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDPeople with a Learning Disability and Autistic People: Eighth Annual ReportI would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on “Learning from lives and deaths—People with a learning disability and autistic people” (LeDeR)…27 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026I turn first to the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham. Like me, she is a scholar of medicine, and she practiced in the NHS throughout all 14…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026I am happy to write to the hon. Lady to give her a fuller answer. She knows that procurement in different parts of the NHS rightly reflects local clinical practices, although…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026The anticipation would be that post-market surveillance will continue if devices are still used in a clinical setting. PMS supports UK attractiveness by strengthening confidence…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I am…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026As the hon. Lady knows, doctors are able, in certain circumstances, to prescribe unlicensed treatments to their patients if they feel it is a proportionate act to take. It is not…21 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisAt present, the hon. Gentleman will have to ask my colleague the mental health Minister about the specifics, but my understanding is that the prevalence review will be a wider…20 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisI have met the chair of the taskforce: we discussed the outcomes, and the need—as the hon. Member mentioned in his remarks—for work on those outcomes to dovetail with the…20 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisI thank my hon. Friend for her very valid point. It is important to mention that we expect that the prevalence review will align with the review that the Department for Work and…20 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisAs the hon. Gentleman will know, I have a lot of things in my purview, but prisons are not one of them. However, his point is well made. We expect that such sub-groups would be…20 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) for securing what is, by all acknowledgement, an…20 Jan 2026HANSARDFuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government Interim Update on ProgressI am today updating the House on the Government’s progress in responding to the recommendations of the independent inquiry into the serious issues raised by the appalling actions…16 Dec 2025HANSARDTackling Sexual Misconduct in the NHSAny instance of sexual violence, harassment or abuse in the NHS is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. On 5 December 2025, NHS England set out further actions for all trusts…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportThank you, Sir Jeremy. Can I reassure all Members participating in this debate of the Government’s commitment to deliver on the issues that have been raised? We will work…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy, and I start by sincerely thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) for securing this…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportThe mental health investment standard is something that we expect ICBs to meet. I will gently push back on what the hon. Gentleman is saying because, as we have been so succinctly…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportI am grateful for your direction, Sir Jeremy. I need one minute to conclude my remarks, and I will then pass on to my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West.03 Dec 2025