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HANSARDPublic HealthIndeed. If we look at what has happened in Wales, there has been a similar system for some time, which seems to be working reasonably well. People have been required to produce…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthHaving had the dubious pleasure of spending an inordinate amount of time in various Committee Rooms over the past 18 months to scrutinise regulations introduced by the Government…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy constituent Lexi is seven years old and has heart and lung conditions that mean she is clinically extremely vulnerable and has been home-schooled since the start of the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyOne of the frustrations that my constituents have is that if they live in a flat and someone else in the block is a persistent cannabis smoker, the whole block can reek of…06 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Let me first put it on record that, alongside the hon. Members for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) and for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), l am a co-chair of the all-party…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. There is clearly an imbalance. We have already talked about how some enthusiastic first-time buyers who just want to get into their new…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I thank my right hon. Friend and neighbour for his intervention, which leads me beautifully into the next section of my speech, in which I shall talk about exactly that. I will…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]That is a fair point in theory, but I find it does not happen in practice. I have estates in my constituency that were built a dozen years ago and still have not been adopted…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour makes the point well. It all points to the lack of capacity in local authorities to tackle these issues. I do not want to make a party…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]On legal advice, it is worth pointing out that not only were some people told that they had to use particular solicitors, in breach of Law Society guidelines, but some were also…29 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the NorthI pay tribute to my constituent in Little Neston, Councillor Louise Gittins, who has been doing a sterling job as the interim chair of Transport for the North. Judging by some of…24 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillLet us just say that the more I hear of the right hon. Gentleman, the more I like what he has to say—I will leave it there. We all accept the urgent need to address the workforce…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I think he is being very modest, but he is absolutely right that these things do not happen by accident. It is often the hard work,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy hon. Friend is right that one of the criticisms we have levelled against the Bill is that it does not address the issues and challenges facing the NHS. I will take no further…23 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Health and Care ServicesI apologise for once again returning to the subject of integrated care boards. One important question remains unanswered following yesterday’s debate. If we are to have truly…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister for his introduction. It seems like only yesterday that we were having a similar exchange across the Dispatch Box. I will begin with our new clauses 28 and 29…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillNew clause 29 and amendment 10 are the starting point, not the whole answer. They are a framework for getting this right in the future and offering the workforce, which, as the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillLike just about every profession and sector in the NHS, midwives are under tremendous pressure and are understaffed. We need a clear plan, and a plan that is delivered. Of course,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy hon. Friend is correct; we could not have anticipated what has happened in the past 12 to 18 months, but we can see what it means moving forward. Regular reviews of demand are…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillWe are always looking at ways to improve productivity, but we know that on the current figures there are 100,000 staff vacancies in the NHS. No amount of productivity gains will…23 Nov 2021