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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentLet me just complete the point. I know that the hon. Gentleman has only come into the debate relatively late, but I will take an intervention from him afterwards. The message is,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentLet me just make a further point. I am about to deal with some of the hon. Gentleman’s own points, as he will find if he pauses for a minute, but he may want to intervene at that…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI was about to be quite nice to the hon. Gentleman, because I have to say that, during a debate that has, perhaps, produced a lot of heat and not always a huge amount of light, he…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will make a little bit of progress, and then I will give way to my right hon. Friend. UK pensioners are not fools, so I am sorry that Labour Members want almost to insult their…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will make a number of points to the hon. Gentleman. I was going to come on to his first point, but I will happily do so now. He seems to be alluding to the mythical so-called…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that, as I mentioned earlier, I have read the report, and he will know, having also read it—he is gently waving it at me from the other side of…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the former Deputy Prime Minister, who has put the case far more eloquently and succinctly than I could have done. He is, of course, entirely…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI want to make a little progress. We have seen a real black hole emerging following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s disastrous Budget. It is also not the case that the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillMay I start by extending to the hon. Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) and her family my sincere condolences on the passing of her father? This is an…14 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) on her promotion to the Front Bench. Eating disorders affect over 1.25 million people, and this is the last…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the Secretary of State for that answer. He will know that osteoporosis impacts 3 million people. He is aware of the campaign by the Royal Osteoporosis Society,…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Rare Retinal DiseaseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. As a professional optometrist, I am sure his bill will be in the post. Inherited retinal diseases can lead to a gradual loss of vision and can…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Rare Retinal DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain, and to do so debating a health matter, as we have spoken many times in the past about health issues. I am very…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Rare Retinal DiseaseIn which case, I remain very grateful to the clinicians at the Leicester royal infirmary. The hon. Member will be pleased to know that my wife shares his view about the dangers of…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Rare Retinal DiseaseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. He and I have known each other since we came to this House, and he has read my mind, because I was about to say that there are examples of…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Rare Retinal DiseaseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. One of the key themes of this debate has been the importance of raising awareness and of societal understanding. Before I was a Minister, I…23 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewAnd Madam Deputy Speaker. [ Laughter . ]20 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewI am grateful, as always, to the Secretary of State for his typical courtesy in giving me advance sight of his statement. Labour was prepared to make all sorts of promises in…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateAs ever, I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his typical courtesy in giving me advance sight of his statement. May I join him in saying that our thoughts are with the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of his elective recovery plan mirrored that of Sir Saijd Javid in 2022, but one aspect was different. Our plan explicitly recognised…07 Jan 2025