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HANSARD Cancer CareIt is a pleasure, Mr Paisley, to serve under your chairmanship. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards) for securing this debate on cancer care.…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Cancer CareI will come on to talk about radiotherapy, but I can say to the hon. Gentleman here and now that I will indeed look into what has happened to the response to that letter. However,…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Cancer CareIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I want to move on to the major conditions strategy, which my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East mentioned as well. I want to talk…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth and Social CareI was talking about some of the things that we have done to vastly increase the number of healthcare professionals in the NHS. As part of our ambitions for the future, more than…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth and Social CareI was talking about some of the things that we have done to vastly increase the number of healthcare professionals in the NHS. As part of our ambitions for the future, more than…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Patients with Rare DiseasesAs the hon. Member described, it is fantastic that a mum who saw the problem and the opportunity came up with a way of helping. I will have to write to him to answer his question.…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Patients with Rare DiseasesI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing today’s important debate on rare diseases; it is always a great pleasure to debate these issues with him. He is…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Patients with Rare DiseasesI hear the hon. Lady’s concerns. There is clearly a level at which it would be inappropriate for me to get involved in such decisions, which are generally made by expert…09 Mar 2023HANSARDWaiting Times: CancerAs the hon. Gentleman said, if someone suspects that they have cancer, it is extremely worrying for them to have to wait for a diagnosis—or for the all-clear, as happens for the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDWaiting Times: CancerMore people are coming forward to get checked for cancer. Last year, more than 10,000 urgent GP referrals were made per working day and more than 100,000 patients were diagnosed…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCardiac ArrestIt is fantastic to hear about organisations in my hon. Friend’s community that, like many around the country, are acting at the grassroots to increase the number of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCardiac ArrestA specific objective of the community defibrillators fund is to make sure that defibrillators are installed in places where they are most needed, particularly places where there…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCardiac ArrestThere are 60,000 suspected cardiac arrests every year, and I want more people to survive them. That is why we are increasing the number of defibrillators around the county. We now…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is indeed a worrying experience for people to be waiting to know whether they have cancer or, having received a diagnosis, to be waiting for treatment. However, I can assure…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSun exposure is one of the most significant causes of cancer. That is one reason why we are working so hard with the NHS to reduce backlogs for people who are waiting for cancer…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsCancer will be a substantial part of the major conditions strategy. We will be looking at the major causes of ill health in the country, of which cancer is, of course, one. Part…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsThe questions about the discharge policy have been interrogated on a number of occasions, including by Select Committees. The hon. Gentleman will well know that in general, and in…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about how we ramped up incredibly fast from a capacity of just 3,000 tests a day in March 2020, to more than 38,000 in mid-April, and more than…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsIt really feels as though Opposition Members have not been listening to my answers. The public health advice was followed. The situation was that we had a limited capacity for…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the extraordinary things that were done during the pandemic. I do not think that the Government should seek to take credit for…01 Mar 2023