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HANSARDHealth and Social CareIn September, Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation trust reported step-down intermediate care capacity as the primary reason for discharge delay for 6% of delayed patients with a…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareThe hon. Gentleman knows that the NAO report covers a period both when his party was in government and beyond. I go back to the point about NICs. If he wills the end, he must…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareI will not, in the interests of time. I reiterate my thanks to the hon. Member for Strangford for bringing forward this vital issue, and I thank all hon. Members who have spoken…30 Oct 2025HANSARD GP Services: Melton and SystonThat relates to the point made by the right hon. Member for Melton and Syston about section 106 funding. It would definitely be in the spirit of mission-driven government to work…30 Oct 2025HANSARD GP Services: Melton and SystonAs a medical practitioner, I can assure the right hon. Member that he is ageing well, and I am sure he has many more years of service to give. I will now take on some of the…30 Oct 2025HANSARD GP Services: Melton and SystonI thank the right hon. Member for Melton and Syston (Edward Argar) for raising the crucial issue of GP provision. As a relatively junior Member of this place, I have always looked…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareI am very concerned to hear what my hon. Friend has reported to the House. Clearly, coercion is unacceptable in all forms. Safeguarding is taken very seriously by the national…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this debate. The range of topics about which he is knowledgeable never ceases to surprise me. We are…30 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayMy hon. Friend must have read my mind. As I was saying, our plan is only for England. Hon. Friends have already articulated the fact that in Scotland, despite the best efforts of…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this timely debate and wish her mother well in her…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayWhat I mean by “universal” is indeed 24/7. As the hon. Member well knows, there are always challenges in delivering stroke care and heart attack care to rural communities. She, as…28 Oct 2025HANSARDRegulation and Inspection of Funeral ServicesI thank the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) for bringing forward this debate and for the manner in which he has done so, with just the right blend of humour and…27 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health and HoardingThe impact of hoarding can be severe. The clutter can compromise hygiene, strain relationships and pose safety risks, so let me be clear: these people deserve compassion and…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking Regulations: NHSI beg to move, That the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 9 September, be approved.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPandemic Agreement: Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing NegotiationsThe Minister for Public Health and Prevention, my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton), last updated the House in May on the adoption of the World Health…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health and HoardingMy hon. Friend brings a great deal of experience in these matters to this House. I can certainly give her an assurance that as part of this Government’s 10-year health agenda, we…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health and HoardingI sincerely thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton), who is vice-chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, for securing this debate. I…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking Regulations: NHSI am grateful for the comments of the Opposition health spokesperson. Proportionality is the theme of the day when it comes to anything that we implement in the NHS at a global…22 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for sharing her personal experiences, and I would be delighted to meet her.21 Oct 2025HANSARDWaiting Times: Online ServicesThe NHS online hospital will connect patients with clinicians anywhere in England through the NHS app. It will deliver up to 8.5 million appointments in its first three years—four…21 Oct 2025