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HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for the work she has done, both on maternity and on sight loss, and for people generally. She is a great advocate for making sure that those voices are…16 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was happy to announce the further expansion of CDCs this morning. We will continue to work to roll out these centres across the country. I am happy to discuss with the hon.…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThese organisations play an important role. We are making sure that they are treated fairly, and are supported to play a bigger role. They will be supported by the forthcoming…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS ManagementGood managers are crucial to fixing our NHS, which is why the Government are backing managers and leaders with targeted investment. We will introduce professional standards for…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOphthalmology waiting lists have fallen since we have taken office. Average waiting times have reduced, and 18-week performance has improved. ICBs have the flexibility to…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS ManagementI welcome my hon. Friend’s question. She is absolutely right, and it is an area I worked on myself as a local NHS manager. It is crucial to have that link between health and local…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS ManagementI thank the right hon. Member for his question. I know he has raised it previously with the Leader of the House, and a similar issue has been raised with me by many hon. Members…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS England: Financial DirectionsI am revising the 2025-26 financial directions to NHS England made on 31 March 2025, and setting the 2026-27 financial directions to NHS England. The amendment to the total…25 Mar 2026HANSARDGeneral Medical Council Legislative Framework: ReformToday, we are launching a consultation for the General Medical Council that aims to bring healthcare professional regulation into the 21st century. The consultation will provide a…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialThank you, Mr Mundell. Dr Cass also recommended that we take forward the data linkage study as part of the wider national research programme. The linkage study is not a clinical…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI am not going to give way. Those services operate under a fundamentally different clinical model from the Tavistock clinic. Children and young people will get comprehensive,…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI am not going to give way; I am going to get through these points. The safety and wellbeing of children and young people have always been the driving consideration in every…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) of the Petitions Committee for the way…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Chancellor has made her key decision to put us back on track, announcing in the Budget that capital health spending would increase to £15.2 billion by the end of the spending…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Chancellor has made her key decision to put us back on track, announcing in the Budget that capital health spending would increase by £15.2 billion by the end of the spending…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for securing this important debate. We entered Parliament at the same time; we were immediately on opposite…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy: Endometriosis and FibroidsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Ms Oppong-Asare) on securing this important debate. Baroness Merron, who leads on this work for the Department,…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareMy hon. Friend pre-empts my next paragraph; I thank him for his contribution. As part of the development of the MSF, we will be looking at some of the important aspects of care…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. This issue warrants a longer debate, so that we can understand how to move the resources that exist. As we have heard this afternoon,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingI will finish these points and answer some of the issues that have been raised. The first 120 neighbourhood health centres will be operational by 2030 and will, as we have heard,…04 Mar 2026