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HANSARDFood Standards AgencyIt is a change to be talking about a different sort of mussel in this place during Health questions. The Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDMedical CannabisI have discussed these concerns with the hon. Member and with the co-chairs of the all-party parliamentary group on medical cannabis under prescription, and he knows that I…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Restoration of GP ServicesGeneral practice has remained open throughout the pandemic, offering face-to-face appointments as well as telephone and online consultations, while playing a leading role in our…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Restoration of GP ServicesI could not agree more. Data saves lives —it is as simple as that. We have seen that in the pandemic, and it is one of the lessons of the vaccine roll-out. The GP data programme…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Restoration of GP ServicesIt is right that local health commissioners pay careful regard to the impact of new housing and growing areas, which is to be welcomed. I understand that both practices in my hon.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Restoration of GP ServicesI pay tribute to all the cancer charities out there who have done sterling work during the pandemic. As I have said, GP services are open, and they are offering different forms of…08 Jun 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI am pleased to say that approximately 95% of practices exceeded the threshold for full remuneration set in the last quarter of last year, so up to March. The average performance…07 Jun 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI am pleased to say that approximately 88% of practices in England exceeded the threshold for full remuneration set in the last quarter of last year, so up to March. The average…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I am going to push on just a bit, and then I will of course come back to my right hon. Friend. We are also taking action to stop the promotion of less healthy products by volume…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020If the hon. Lady allows, I will go through the rest of my contribution. I hope she will take away that this is about building blocks. As I said, it is a complex situation, and…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020No, I am terribly sorry, I have only two minutes left, but I am more than happy to talk to my right hon. Friend at considerably more length. He asked me for a bit of evidence on…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I understand why my right hon. Friend is calling for milestones but, although the problem is a national one, there are different numbers for the proportion of the population that…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I beg to move, That this House has considered implementing the 2020 Obesity Strategy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020With the leave of the House, I would also like to thank everyone for the tone of the debate. It is important that we discuss these things and do so in the right way, which is…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020My hon. Friend and I have spoken about Jordans. Indeed, my first job was selling Jordans Crunchy bars at county shows when I was—oh—several decades younger. I will of course be…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I am very glad that my right hon. Friend is joining me in the ambition of wanting to get the weight of the nation down. I would gently push back, and say that I do not recognise…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I am going to push on, I am afraid. The Queen’s Speech on 11 May confirmed our intention to take that measure forward through the health and care Bill, and the Government aim to…27 May 2021HANSARD NHS Dentistry: WaveneyFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend and Suffolk colleague the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing time for this important debate. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the…25 May 2021HANSARDOral Health and Dentistry: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on securing this important debate. We have heard during…25 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelAs I say, these things are kept under constant review. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is testing large-scale events involving large groups of in-country…24 May 2021