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HANSARDNHS and Social Care Resources: Winter 2020-21The Secretary of State has regular meetings with stakeholders about the future of mental health.01 Sept 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Covid-19We know that those who receive social care are among the most vulnerable in our society. The Department of Health and Social Care has strived to support the sector throughout this…01 Sept 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Covid-19I join my hon. Friend in thanking all those who work in social care for their commitment and compassion since the start of the pandemic. We have indeed carried out work to…01 Sept 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Covid-19Yes, I can confirm that. Every Care Quality Commission-registered care home in England has been offered testing. Care homes for those who are over 65 and with dementia have been…01 Sept 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Covid-19We are indeed determined to support social care, particularly care homes, with repeat, regular testing. As the hon. Member knows, because we have spoken about it, there has been a…01 Sept 2020HANSARDNurse RecruitmentWe will deliver 50,000 more nurses for our NHS. We are increasing the number of student nursing places on degree courses and improving the experience of working in the NHS so…01 Sept 2020HANSARDNurse RecruitmentMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. We want all those with the capability and aspiration to become nurses to be able to do so. That is why we are supporting multiple…01 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Pay Review Body: Government ResponseI am responding on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the 33rd report of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB). The report has been laid before Parliament today…21 Jul 2020HANSARDDoctors and Dentists Remuneration Body: Government ResponseI am responding on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the 48th report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (DDRB). The report has been laid…21 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I hear the hon. Gentleman’s point. To address the specific example he gave of barbers versus beauty salons, there were indeed some conversations with colleagues about that,…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No.719). It is a…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to debate the regulations with colleagues, including the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston. I appreciate the tone that he brings to these conversations. I…20 Jul 2020HANSARDLiberty Protection SafeguardsThis statement provides an update on the implementation of liberty protection safeguards (LPS). The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, which received Royal Assent in May 2019,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review: Fourth Annual ReportI am announcing today the publication of the fourth annual report of the learning disabilities mortality review programme (LeDeR). A copy will be deposited in the Libraries of…16 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020The shadow Minister makes an important point about PPE. Clearly, the Government have had to move very rapidly to increase the procurement of PPE to meet the needs of the NHS and…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020I welcome the helpful and constructive comments from the shadow Minister, who shares the perspective of the Government on the important role of the NHSCFA and the importance of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The fraud we see comes from a range of the categories he has just mentioned, sometimes including members of the public and users of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI welcome this debate, because our NHS and care system is only as strong as the people within it. Throughout the pandemic, NHS and care workers have taken centre stage; we have…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI am sure the hon. Gentleman was listening when I outlined the policy for the national health service. That is based on the chief medical officer’s advice. I think that is pretty…24 Jun 2020