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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will partly agree with the Opposition to start off with: they are absolutely right that osteoporosis is a really important issue, particularly for older women. The hon. Member…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)It is a lot faster than the 14 years in which it was not done under the Conservatives.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)This is an important debate, as many of them are today. I understand that waiting for a cancer diagnosis, as I have had to do myself, is very stressful. The national cancer plan…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)That is why it is important that we look at what is actually happening on the ground and how we are moving forward. We are committed to supporting this cohort, and particularly…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for bringing another important disease to the attention of the Committee. I agree that modern service frameworks are important tools for improving…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)As someone who previously set up a referral management service, I feel the need to join in this interesting clinical discussion while everybody else watches us for the next hour…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I was going to outline the points, but I am happy to give way if the hon. Lady wants.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I think I said that it is a failure of representatives on both the management side and the union side to agree a solution. That is what I meant by a failure of the system.…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Again, the hon. Lady has intervened, but that is exactly my point. There is a danger here of the Conservative party focusing on a target or number and totally missing the point,…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Indeed. They wanted to work with resident doctors to talk through a way to make progress without resorting to strike action, because that is a sign of failure in any system. On…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)That is why I was clear in outlining that ICBs have a duty to make sure that they are financially sustainable and that their planning and strategic commissioning meets the needs…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am slightly confused, as I suspect other Committee members are, by the Opposition’s approach to the private sector, having had a discussion in relation to the previous new…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that. Across the east of England, where we now have so many Labour MPs, everyone has been trying to rectify the mismanagement that local people have…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Well, what was a disaster was the Tories’ management of the capital estate pre-1997 and post-2010, if the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham wants to talk about disasters…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I commend the hon. Member for outlining this important issue before the Committee and for his work on the APPG. AMR is recognised as a chronic risk in the Government’s national…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. The hon. Member for Winchester raises an important point. Cardiac issues are serious, and people too often lose their lives…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I will respond to the hon. Gentleman in a moment, but first I will address clauses 68 to 72, as well as amendment 77, which was tabled by the hon. Member for North Shropshire.…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for referencing that service in her constituency. I am not aware of the complications in the funding, but I will commit to getting back to her to understand…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Like my hon. Friend’s constituency, my constituency of Bristol South has a large tobacco industry legacy, and it is crucial to address respiratory disease in a way that looks at…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am going to move on. Noting what I have set out, having such a vote would set an uncomfortable precedent that would be likely to significantly compromise the value and…16 Jul 2026