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HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillWe recognise the Government’s mandate to nationalise the railways. We are not seeking to frustrate that, but simply to improve their legislation. I have heard the arguments of…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIt is good to see hon. Members so soon after the summer recess. I know that the Secretary of State for Transport, the right hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh), has…03 Sept 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI was perfectly clear at the beginning of my speech that we agree that reform is needed. That is why we commissioned a review and set out ambitious plans for reform, including the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. Congratulations on your election. It is my honour to respond to the first Second Reading of a Bill moved…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI will give way but not right now because I heard the reaction. Right now, many European countries are in the process of unravelling their public models. They are introducing…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThe point I will come to is that the Opposition and I, as shadow Secretary of State for Transport, do not choose to take an ideological approach. The important thing is what…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI worry about what this legislation tells us about how the Labour party plans to act in government. My worry when I first saw the Bill—multiplied many times over by the…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Healthy StartIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and to respond to the debate on behalf of the Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary…22 May 2024HANSARD Healthy StartI hear the hon. Member’s point, but as I set out clearly, I understand that this is not a simple thing to do, and not straightforward. As she has offered, however, I suggest that…22 May 2024HANSARDA&E Waiting Times: East LancashireJust over a year ago, we set out a plan to improve urgent and emergency care. The plan is working. At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, 78% of A&E patients in March were seen…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member raises the performance of the A&E department in her local hospital. I have worked closely with the NHS over the past year to improve the performance of urgent and…23 Apr 2024HANSARDA&E Waiting Times: East LancashireThe hon. Gentleman makes the point that the performance of A&E depends on the flow of patients through hospital and our ability to discharge them. That is why, as part of our work…23 Apr 2024HANSARDA&E Waiting Times: East LancashireI commend my hon. Friend and other east Lancashire colleagues for their campaigning on this matter. I look forward to the meeting we are going to have to discuss the performance…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend rightly flags the excellent work going on to improve access to mental health services across the country. Last year, 3.6 million people got mental health support.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI thank my hon. Friends the Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for securing this debate. The number of speeches this evening reflects…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI will pick up on a few of those points. On the NHS providing palliative and end of life care, I have heard a misunderstanding in some speeches, both this evening and on other…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI do congratulate those people on their fundraising efforts; although I hope their feet are all right! As hon. Members know, the Government have provided dedicated additional…22 Apr 2024HANSARD St Peter’s Hospital, Maldonindicated assent.14 Mar 2024HANSARD St Peter’s Hospital, MaldonI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing this important debate about the future of NHS services for his constituents. I know that St…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care…we have been putting in place changes to Care Quality Commission regulation to make visiting a fundamental right, a fundamental part of care and a fundamental standard of care to…12 Mar 2024