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HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI am really sorry—I have only a couple of minutes.24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffLike all other Members in all parts of the House and from all four nations, I add my thanks to all those in the NHS and across social care, although actually it is broader than…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI give way very briefly.24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI am sorry, I will not give way, as I have only a minute left. On testing, we are continuing to prioritise our frontline NHS staff with symptoms and testing asymptomatic NHS staff…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffIf the hon. Lady will forgive me, I will write to her on that exact point after the end of this debate. If I segue off, I will not make the points that I would like to make. I was…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI am sorry. I put Worcestershire, but I knew that it had a bit of the compass before it. My hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) spoke of innovation.…24 Jun 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer ServicesI regularly engage with cancer charities and would be delighted to look at them to see where we are making good headway and where, perhaps, we could have discussions about other…23 Jun 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. We are in completely unusual times: I get to respond to his amendments before he has actually spoken to them himself, but we will…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer Centres: Radiation TherapyI thank the hon. Gentleman and the other members of the all-party parliamentary group on radiotherapy for meeting me and officials recently. It is expected that each of the 50 NHS…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer Centres: Radiation TherapyThe hon. Gentleman will know which parts of that are still open for discussion between us, but we are of course driving hard to make sure that patients get their radiotherapy and…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer ServicesI assure the hon. Gentleman that, just as we have seen from working closely on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill that is going through Parliament, there are lessons to be…23 Jun 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. These are unusual times, so it was my pleasure to work with the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) to do what we could…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer ServicesEssential and urgent cancer treatment has continued throughout the pandemic and cancer specialists, as always, are discussing the best treatment options with their patients. We…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME HealthThere was a passionate debate on this issue last Thursday. As I said then, there is no doubt that covid-19 has upended our lives. The virus cruelly discriminates by many factors,…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer TargetsAs my hon. Friend knows, one of our key commitments was to diagnose more cancers earlier. Through NHS England and NHS Improvement, the Government have committed over £1.3 billion…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCancer TargetsThere are lessons to be learned; that is the essence of my hon. Friend’s question. I have met both Cally Palmer and Professor Peter Johnson throughout the crisis, and our focus on…23 Jun 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThis Bill is an opportunity. It is necessary to ensure that we have the ability to continue to update our regulatory frameworks after the end of the transition period. We must…23 Jun 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am most grateful to hon. Friends and hon. Members for their contributions. This is not a stop-gap Bill to get us through the transition; it is a proportionate approach to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME HealthWe know that health inequalities are stubborn, persistent and difficult to change—we knew that before covid-19, but that is not a reason to accept them. We fully agree that more…23 Jun 2020