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HANSARDHealth InequalitiesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Funding must not be held up; it must get to the frontline to help patients, his constituents and people across the country. We are supporting…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am aware of the issues at Eastbourne district general hospital. Patients, staff and visitors deserve better than power cuts and electrical failures, which is why this Government…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member for Surrey Heath can rest assured that this Government are focused on the new hospitals programme, which is now credible and deliverable after what we inherited…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesThe renewed women’s health strategy was a really important achievement under the previous Secretary of State, which updated the approach of this Government and reflected the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCare in the CommunityThis may not be the first project initiated under the last Government that has not exactly run ahead at the fastest pace possible. We need to ensure that neighbourhood health…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne thing I learned when I was in the Treasury is that decisions about tax are taken by the Chancellor at fiscal events, so I am certainly not going to start taking decisions…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesThank you, Mr Speaker. This Labour Government were elected to build an NHS fit for the future. As Secretary of State, I am accelerating modernisation, but health inequalities…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me be clear that corridor care is unacceptable and undignified and we are committed to eradicating it. We have begun by getting specialist teams to go into the worst offending…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesI look forward to working constructively with the hon. Lady in her role as the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. She is absolutely right to point to the importance of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is persistent in raising this issue—he has also raised it with me in the lunch queue. It clearly matters to him, and indeed to hon. Friends on my side of the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesMy hon. Friend is right to point to the fact that the current model of care works least well for some of those experiencing the greatest disadvantage. I am pleased that we have…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue—it is an important angle on a problem of which we are all aware, but in a slightly different context, given some of the modern…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesI thank the hon. Lady for raising the situation in her constituency. For all of us as MPs, our first job is to raise matters that pertain to our constituents, and healthcare is…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesIt is an essential part of our NHS and its founding principles that the NHS is available to all on the basis of need, not their ability to pay. That is a fundamental principle…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesI am surprised by the hon. Lady’s remarks, because where a child goes to school should have no bearing on their ability to access NHS services. If she would like to write to me…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is welcome that my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour has raised this matter in the Chamber, drawing it to the attention of many Members on both sides of the House. I do…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Services for MenLet me be really clear in my advice to any man who is worried about prostate cancer, whether he has symptoms or not: go and discuss it with your GP. Testing is available when GPs…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can reassure my hon. Friend that the Government respect the Supreme Court decision. We are considering it carefully, and will set out updated guidance shortly.09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to work with my hon. Friend to tackle health inequalities in his area. As he rightly highlights, our investment in the NHS and in the wider health of the nation is…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnder this Government, we have increased capital investment in our NHS estates, including hospitals. Under the previous Government, that was sorely lacking, which stored up the…09 Jun 2026