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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn hospices, while the Secretary of State’s pre-Christmas hospice funding announcement was, of course, welcome, the vast bulk of it was in fact non-recurring capital funding,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his typical courtesy in early sight of his statement, as well for his call last week. Indeed, it was earlier sight than I am used to…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Winter PreparednessI am grateful to the Minister for early sight of her statement—as I have said before, it is typically courteous of her. I echo the gratitude that she expressed to those in our…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and for his courtesy in coming to the House to make an oral statement, which gives hon. Members the opportunity…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI do not always do this, but I express my gratitude to the Secretary of State for the tone he has adopted in this debate and for recognising the strongly and sincerely held views…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI will briefly, because I have one sentence to go.26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThat will depend on whether the Minister for public health gives the promises I seek that he will withdraw a number of the measures that the Government have added to the Bill. I…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for most of what he just said. I will address precisely his point in a few paragraphs, but I say to him that my party brought forward…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for that response but, just as my hon. Friends have highlighted in respect of the damaging impact of increases in employer national insurance contributions on GPs,…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State knows that every year, irrespective of which party is in government, winter is challenging for the NHS. Possibly, it will be all the more so this year with…19 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the ill-thought-out consequences of this hike for hospices and general practices, both in Scotland and elsewhere. I would dearly love to…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I welcome the hon. Lady to her place as well. I think this is the first opportunity I have had to respond to a intervention or question from her. In fact, we put record funding…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. You cannot tax your way to growth and you cannot invest in public services without that growth. If the predictions we are seeing about growth…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. If he pauses for just a moment, I will turn to capital investment and seek to address his point.05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is a pleasure and a privilege to be working once again in health and social care, although a disappointment to be doing it from the Opposition Benches. It is a privilege…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. In his allusion to the Labour party’s inheritance, he missed the fact that the Office for Budget Responsibility singularly failed to back…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will make a little progress before giving way to the hon. Gentleman. I congratulate the Health Secretary on winning round 1 with the Treasury—I look across the Chamber and see…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will make a little progress, but then I will happily give way to my hon. Friend. Apart from the press releases and the reviews, where is the action? We need to see where the £22…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)We increased investment significantly, not only to tackle the inevitable consequence of a global covid pandemic—which, as we all know, hit our NHS hard—but to build back better…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will make a bit of progress, if I may. There were no plans for social care reform after the Chancellor broke Labour’s promise to deliver the cap on social care costs. I hear…05 Nov 2024