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HANSARDHealth InequalitiesWe are determined to address the long-standing inequalities that exist in many areas, be they in access, outcomes or people’s experience of their local health service. Our…28 Jan 2020HANSARDE-cigarettesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) on securing the debate, and I thank the whole…31 Oct 2019HANSARDE-cigarettesI will do my very best. If there is anything I have not covered, I hope that the answer will be winging its way to the right hon. Gentleman on Monday. The Government are…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe currently have no plans to change the law on drug consumption rooms. We support a range of evidence-based approaches to reducing the health-related harms associated with drug…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlong with my right hon. Friend, I pay tribute to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, but also to all the charities that work in the cancer space and do the most tremendous…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDigitising the process by using electronic prescribing will save the national health service up to £300 million, freeing up vital time for GPs and pharmacists to spend with their…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely; I thank my right hon. Friend for putting it so eloquently. This just shows what can be achieved. We have seen great results from the soft drinks industry levy. The…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat was part of the prevention Green Paper. We have the consultation responses, which we will assess and come forward with proposals.29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThe guidance for doctors’ pensions was changed last month. As I said, making sure that everybody can access a GP as soon as they are worried and then get to a specialist as soon…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI probably know as well as most that waiting for a cancer diagnosis is traumatic and that it needs to be done as speedily as possible. There is nothing more frightening than that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI thank my hon. Friend for all his work leading the all-party parliamentary group on cancer. We are putting more money into diagnostic tests, which means that there will be more…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI agree with the hon. Lady on this. The Richards review and working through the recommendations will enable us to put more screening in places where people can access it. The Eve…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI thank my hon. Friend for all the work he does to make sure people are aware of cancer screening and taking it up. Diagnosing bowel cancer early is vital if we are to beat this…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer survival rates are, thankfully, at a record high. Last year, the NHS carried out 53 million diagnostic tests, which is 53% higher than the number carried out in 2010, but…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsAs the hon. Lady knows, because we have worked together on this agenda, it is never about selling the product; it is about better patient care and ensuring that we get technology…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsPatients who need a genomic test from the national genomic test directory will be referred to the NHS genomic medicine service. However, I recognise that some patients may contact…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsClinicians should be in charge of the process, and I have been assured that the change, using genomic testing, is better for patients and better for outcomes, but I would of…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsThe Government are very open to such an approach. Genomics is transformative, and the early detection of disease means that we can treat patients from birth better and more…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsI totally agree with the hon. Gentleman, and my constituency neighbour, the Secretary of State, is totally on this programme.29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsWe are world leading in genomics and should celebrate that. A recent trial at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge provided whole genome sequencing, identifying underlying genetic…29 Oct 2019