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HANSARDCancer Workforce: NursesCancer diagnosis and treatment is a priority for this Government. I am working with the Minister for prevention and public health—the Under-Secretary of State for Health and…13 Apr 2021HANSARDRecruitment of NHS NursesI completely agree with my hon. Friend that staff must be allowed and supported to recover from the pandemic. We have advised NHS Employers to make sure that staff can carry over…13 Apr 2021HANSARDRecruitment of NHS NursesNHS nurses have gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic. We are committed to increasing the number of nurses in the NHS by 50,000 over this Parliament through improving…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Pay and ConditionsIn response to the hon. Lady’s question about the use of the infection control fund, it was available to providers to use in a range of ways to keep their residents safe from…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Pay and ConditionsI share the hon. Gentleman’s sorrow for the lives that have been lost among the health and social care workforce during the pandemic. I am determined that we will support and…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Pay and ConditionsWe recognise the extraordinary commitment and compassion of social care staff, especially during the pandemic. While the Government do not have direct responsibility for pay in…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care IntegrationI agree with the hon. Member that it is essential that we value social care staff. Just as we have valued NHS staff during the pandemic, so we have rightly recognised the vital…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care IntegrationActually, I have to disagree with the hon. Member: the White Paper does mention social care and includes several steps on the path to the reform of social care. We will bring…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care IntegrationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: interoperability is essential to harness the potential benefits of health and care data for individuals and to create a health and care system…13 Apr 2021HANSARDTemporary Indemnity for Designated Care Home Settings: Contingent LiabilityFurther to the written statement made on 18 January 2021 by the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment, my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi), I am…25 Mar 2021HANSARDSpecialty and Associate Doctors’ Contract AgreementI am pleased to confirm that specialty and associate specialist doctors have backed a multi-year pay and contract reform agreement. This is a diverse group of doctors who play a…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayThe hon. Gentleman will recognise that although the Government have to make some difficult decisions, various things are non-negotiable. One of those things is ensuring that the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayI am very glad that the hon. Gentleman has brought this point up. There have been no changes to the 2.1%. I specifically looked into that, and we are absolutely consistent—the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayI will make some progress, as time is limited. Staff have told me many times that they want to feel genuinely supported and valued in their work. Someone said that one of the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDSame-sex Couples: Insemination ServicesRegulation of fertility treatment services is UK-wide, but policy is devolved. In England, decisions about local fertility services are determined by clinical commissioning…24 Mar 2021HANSARDSame-sex Couples: Insemination ServicesOn the question about the delivery of sperm to residential addresses, that can be done across the UK, but the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority advises against it…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) for securing the debate on this important issue and…24 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley) and her co-sponsor, my right hon. Friend the…18 Mar 2021HANSARD World Social Work DayIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. It is also a great pleasure to reflect on World Social Work Day, which was on Tuesday, and to celebrate the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I will not be drawn into further detail about the system at this point. The questions about funding lie with the Treasury rather than with…18 Mar 2021