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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that incredibly sensitive and important issue. As a Government, we want to ensure that, through the NHS, we are supporting women who suffer…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Services for MenToo many men lead too much of their lives in poor health and face barriers to access to health services. We have published England’s first ever men’s health strategy to get men…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 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 have explained the position about decisions on tax. More broadly, it is critical that we have the medicines of the future that we need. One of my very first visits as Secretary…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 2026HANSARDCare in the CommunityIt does sound concerning that that decision has been taken. I urge all councils to work with their local integrated care boards and other parts of the NHS system to ensure that…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 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 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 2026HANSARDAntisemitism and Racism in the NHS: Mann ReviewToday I am publishing the outcome of Lord Mann’s review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS, alongside the Government response. The review was commissioned in…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI am going to make some progress. Following Dr Dash’s recommendations, the Bill will embed the mission and functions of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body into the…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising the very important question of data privacy and security. I will address that in a moment, because I am going to set out some of the protections…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that this Bill is about modernising the NHS. As a Labour Government, our priority is to boost investment and to modernise the NHS for the…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI am going to make some progress. The single patient record will mean that wherever a patient is being treated, even if they are not at their local GP or are in a hospital they…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to draw attention to the importance of having the right approach to cancer, and our national cancer plan sets out what we as a Government…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillWhen the data is held by a GP surgery or an NHS hospital trust, for instance, the relevant bodies will remain the information controllers. Where that information is then shared…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the single patient record applies to the NHS in England, but my colleagues in the ministerial team have regular conversations with our…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI am going to make some progress, if I may. These changes will streamline tasks for NHS staff, freeing them from admin and bureaucracy to focus their energy on caring for…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillAs the hon. Gentleman will appreciate, we are going through that process with the workforces at NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. Crucially, however, by…01 Jun 2026