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HANSARDNHS Workforce PlanningI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who takes a close interest in this issue, which she and I have discussed on a number of occasions. She is right to highlight the challenges that…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Workforce PlanningI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and had we been going further down the route of privatisation, his question might have had a little more resonance. What we are doing in the…19 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: 2022-23 Mandate for NHS EnglandAs we are learning to live with covid, we must now return our focus to delivering the Government’s important strategic goals for health and care, including—subject to the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDPPE Stock ManagementThe Government rightly prioritised saving lives throughout this pandemic. The scale of the challenge we faced should not be underestimated. We have worked tirelessly to source…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireI am grateful to the hon. Lady, and I will turn to her specific asks in a moment. However, I will turn now to the Bill introduced by the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper),…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireJust as I had the pleasure of giving the final speech in the final debate before the House went into recess before the last half-term, I have the same privilege today. To that…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to all colleagues who have spoken this evening. A number of the arguments were made on Report, and rightly, right hon. and hon. Members have reiterated some of those…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI have given way to the hon. Lady already in this debate, as I did in the debate on the previous group of amendments, so I shall make a little progress. She knows that I am always…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has been open and consistent in expressing his concerns about this issue. He cites the 2014 Act, but it is important to note that those…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI hope that I can give the hon. Lady reassurance. When we refer to “carers”, we intend that to be a broad term, rather than a narrowly drawn one. She is absolutely right to…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI will address the care cap, because there is a fair bit to say. I was just addressing the noble Lord Lansley’s amendment. I apologise for missing the hon. Lady’s first point. We…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI want to make a little progress. If I make good time, I may be able to give way, but I am conscious of the need to give the shadow Minister and other colleagues plenty of time to…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI can give my hon. Friend an assurance that we expect that to be the case. I will turn to palliative care in the context of other amendments shortly, and I might address some of…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillThe reason for that is that an amendment was brought forward on Report, and the matter was settled at that stage; things have not changed since. In lieu of what had been tabled,…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI can reassure my hon. Friend that under the changes we are putting in place through the integrated care systems, ICBs will continue to be able to commission services and to send…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. He has come in at just the right time, because I was about to thank and pay tribute to him and, indeed, to my right hon. Friend the Member…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillOf course I will. I cannot say no to my hon. Friend.30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillLet me repeat, quite legitimately, what I said in opening the debate on the previous group of amendments. It is a pleasure to serve opposite the shadow Minister, the hon. Member…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 11.30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI think that was exactly five seconds, and I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. I suspect that colleagues across Government will have heard what he said and will pay very…30 Mar 2022