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HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireIt is a pleasure to respond to this debate, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing it and raising in a constructive way the…26 Jan 2026HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireWhen I became a Minister, my hon. Friend was one of the first through the door to share some of the issues in Stoke. In my meeting today, in which I had my map in front of me to…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this morning, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing the debate and, as others have said,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsThe PATHWAYS trial has undergone a thorough independent review and has received all the regulatory and ethical approvals. The sponsors of the study, King’s College London and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsWe absolutely stand by that work, and we are working with NHS England to make sure it is mandated to do exactly that.13 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsAs the hon. Lady knows, the Government are acting on the recommendations of the excellent report from Hilary Cass, which I think she would agree is world-leading evidence, and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsWe need to be very careful about our language, in line with Dr Cass’s report. We are talking about children who are presenting with gender dysphoria and in gender distress. The…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsI think all Members across the House are concerned about the distress with which young people are coming forward for all of these services, and the need to support them and their…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his constructive work in this area on behalf of young people. I think there is a further question on this topic on the Order Paper. The…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS 10-year Workforce PlanThe Government will publish the 10-year workforce plan in the spring. This plan will ensure that the NHS has the right people in the right places with the right skills for…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS 10-year Workforce PlanI thank the hon. Member for her almost support for the Bill that we will present later to address much of this problem. Again, we are clearing up the mess we were left by her…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS 10-year Workforce PlanThe services my hon. Friend outlines cover a number of different areas in different locations, and I think it is very important that the workforce plan we are bringing forward…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS 10-year Workforce PlanYes, because those issues are a result of the shocking staff morale as a result of the policies of the hon. Gentleman’s Government. As highlighted by Lord Darzi, staff morale, and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS 10-year Workforce PlanMy hon. Friend and the Secretary of State are right to address the fact that we need to look across the whole span, and at people moving between those workforces. As he will know,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that this is of great concern to my hon. Friend and his constituents. It is a matter for the commissioning officer at his local ICB. I recommend that he keeps talking with…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her constructive approach to this difficult issue. She is right to challenge; we must have open and transparent debate. To be very clear—and to refer to…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareI will finish. I met Dr Sullivan recently to understand her report and how it impacts on the Department of Health and NHS England. My understanding is that each Department is…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) on securing…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS Pensions: McCloud ImplementationOn 1 July 2025, I issued a written statement on the implementation of the McCloud remedy for affected NHS pension scheme members. I informed the House that a number of deadlines…11 Dec 2025HANSARDCancer Services: North-west LondonThanks to our investment and modernisation of the NHS, the Government are putting cancer services on the road to recovery by opening up community diagnostic centres on evenings…04 Dec 2025