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HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) on introducing this hugely important Bill. It has been about four and a half…15 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillI very much welcome the Bill from my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell). As you will know, Mr Deputy Speaker, he is nothing if not persistent once he has a cause to…15 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That goes to the heart of transparency and openness to the consumer but also to those working in this context. My hon. Friend the Member for…15 Jul 2022HANSARDGynaecological Services: Waiting ListsI would just say that if I am still in post on Sunday, I will be the third-longest serving Minister of State for Health since 1970, but only time will tell. I congratulate the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI am grateful to the hon. Lady, but when hon. Members raise party political points, it is incumbent on me as Minister to respond and to put the facts on the record. I will turn to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI just want to finish this point, but I will give way to the hon. Lady because it is her debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) and others are right in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI would like to make a little progress before giving way again. I am conscious that I need to leave enough time for the hon. Member for Bath to respond. That affects how quickly…06 Jul 2022HANSARD Health Services: Southend WestI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her kind words. I will just conclude by saying that it has been a huge privilege to respond to debates such as this, and I am very grateful to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI just want to make a few more points, and then of course I will give way to the shadow Minister. She and I spent many happy hours in the Health and Care Bill Committee over many…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI am happy to do so, Mr Stringer. It is a pleasure to be here on the Front Bench responding to this very important debate. If I am still in this role on Sunday, I think I will be…06 Jul 2022HANSARDGynaecological Services: Waiting ListsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. She highlights an issue that I know has exercised Members on both sides of the House. Although progress has been made, I know that a campaign on…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesThat is exactly what we are doing: we are leading and putting forward measures. Disappointingly, Labour voted against that extra funding.06 Jul 2022HANSARDGynaecological Services: Waiting ListsI do not want to prejudge the specifics of that strategy. In broad terms, I hope that I can reassure the hon. Member that we are seeking to look at all the drivers of the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDGynaecological Services: Waiting ListsI am grateful once again for the hon. Lady’s typical forthrightness. I have debated with her on a number of occasions—I was going to say “crossed swords” but that is unfair—and I…06 Jul 2022HANSARDGynaecological Services: Waiting ListsThe challenge that the hon. Lady poses is that if we are talking about, essentially, the multi-hospital trusts or similar, as they have grown up, they have often designed their…06 Jul 2022HANSARD Health Services: Southend WestI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth) on securing this important debate. She is a notable advocate for healthcare in her constituency, and a…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesIf the hon. Lady is brief, I will of course give way.06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI will give way to the hon. Lady, but I want to make a little progress. There are points I want to make before I run out of time, but then I will give way. That number, as we…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI will not commit myself to what the hon. Lady specifically asks for because of the challenge of data collection, but I will say that I see where she is coming from and appreciate…06 Jul 2022HANSARDFinancial Directions to the NHS: Variation 2022-23I am varying the 2022-23 financial directions to NHS England made on 31 March 2022. These are primarily technical changes required as a result of the Health and Care Act 2022. The…30 Jun 2022