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HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He is right to highlight the world-leading work of that hospital, carried out by Sarah-Jane Marsh and her team. He is right: it is a team…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanMy right hon. and learned Friend makes an important point that is close to my heart, as a former co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on dementia. I recently, or…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanMy hon. Friend was a distinguished predecessor of mine in this post. He is very much missed by the Department and, I am sure, by all those working in the NHS who came into contact…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, asked in his inimitable style.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanMy hon. Friend is quite right to highlight that in certain parts of the country, including his constituency, geography can present a challenge for the delivery of services. I look…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman both for his question and for the reasonable tone in which he pitched it. [ Interruption . ] Indeed, he is always reasonable. As he knows, the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI will at least start by expressing gratitude to the hon. Gentleman for his kind words at the beginning of his remarks. As he says, we work closely together in our city and…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI notice that my hon. Friend did not invite me to visit Dorset, although I visit him fairly regularly anyway so may well take advantage of such an occasion. The seed funding in…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He will be aware that I spoke last week with the Welsh Health Minister and may yet be visiting Cardiff to see him anyway. He is right to pick…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanThe hon. Lady makes an important point about mental health and the services for those with mental health needs. This announcement is very much focused on acute hospitals, and…30 Sept 2019HANSARDBrexit: Reciprocal Healthcare ArrangementsToday I am notifying the House about an announcement that the Government have made about transitional healthcare arrangements across the EU if we are unable to secure a deal. The…26 Sept 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionI am as ever grateful to the hon. Lady. As she mentioned, I spoke to her yesterday, and we met again this morning. I am grateful for her typically measured tone, not seeking to…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, if not for his tone. This may be the first time I have faced him directly across the Dispatch Box for an urgent question,…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionAt the outset, I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Hertfordshire (Mr Gauke), who I gather has recently tendered his resignation as Secretary of State…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionI will focus on what Wetherby has been doing right, as highlighted in the recent report. The governor of Wetherby is doing a lot of work to ensure that his staff and new recruits…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionI am grateful to the hon. Lady, who I know takes a close interest in this area. Who knows what the announcements in the next day or two will bring, but I assure her that,…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionMy right hon. Friend makes his point in his own unique way. Access to a full regime is important. Young people in custody need access to sporting, educational and other…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionMy hon. Friend, who comes to this with a considerable degree of knowledge from his previous roles before he was a Member of this House, is absolutely right. A large number of the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionThe hon. Lady is right, and I spoke to the Chairman of the Justice Committee this morning to discuss his visits, the Committee’s work and the urgent notification. The hon. Lady is…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of mental health, and healthcare more broadly, for offenders and particularly young people. The levels of self-harm…24 Jul 2019