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HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceI thank my hon. Friend for what he has said, and I thank the Butterfly Volunteers. Supporting people at that really important end of life stage is hard and critical work, and I…19 May 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceI thank the hon. Member for giving me the opportunity to speak about this topic and highlight the important role that volunteering plays in our health and social care system. The…19 May 2025HANSARDNHS Very Senior Managers Pay FrameworkI am pleased to announce today the publication of the NHS very senior managers (VSM) pay framework. This Government’s 10-year plan to reform the NHS will focus on three big…15 May 2025HANSARDDraft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) RegulationsI beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…12 May 2025HANSARDNursing: Professional RegulationNurses play a critical role in our healthcare system, and this Government recognise the vital role that nurses play in delivering safe, effective and compassionate care. Today we…12 May 2025HANSARDDraft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) RegulationsI am happy to answer any questions, but as far as I am aware, they are NHS-employed staff, so they will be dealt with in the usual way. I am happy to write to the shadow Minister…12 May 2025HANSARDDraft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) RegulationsI thank the hon. Members for Sleaford and North Hykeham and for Chichester for their comments, which I will try to address. As I think everyone agrees, the MHRA provides essential…12 May 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthI absolutely join my hon. Friend in recognising the importance of supporting women’s health throughout pregnancy and into parenthood on Maternal Mental Health Day. We are…06 May 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution: Integrated Care BoardsMy hon. Friend is right to campaign on behalf of her constituents to make sure that more services are delivered in communities. We want to see services brought out of hospital and…06 May 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthI commend my hon. Friend for her work on such an important topic; I know it is very personal to her. Specialist perinatal and maternity mental health services are available across…06 May 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution: Integrated Care BoardsThe hon. Member tempts me slightly on local accountability, on which he has been a strong campaigner. As he knows from meeting me, I agree that it is important that such local…06 May 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution: Integrated Care BoardsOur mission-driven approach to this issue means that we are working with all Departments to deliver an NHS fit for the future. We expect integrated care boards to work closely…06 May 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthI congratulate the hon. Member on taking forward that work. The Minister responsible will be happy to continue to work with him in any way possible to support that work on this…06 May 2025HANSARDMaternity Improvement StrategyTo be clear for the shadow Secretary of State, the Secretary of State is continuing to look at all those recommendations and consider how best to respond.06 May 2025HANSARDMaternity Improvement StrategyWe expect all women to be shown the utmost care and respect when receiving maternity and neonatal care. This year’s planning guidance requires integrated care boards and providers…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to congratulate the pharmacies that are on the frontline on their hard work, and also to congratulate all those in the Department and elsewhere who ensure that our…06 May 2025HANSARDMaternity Improvement StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that point, which has been found in all the reviews that have been undertaken. It is completely unacceptable. That is why the…06 May 2025HANSARDMaternity Improvement StrategyThe hon. Gentleman is not correct: maternity funding is not ringfenced at the same level—I think that is what he is referring to. It has, however, absolutely been committed to as…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that this is exactly the sort of thing that is being rolled out across the country, and that we are committed to delivering care closer to where…06 May 2025HANSARDStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board: Waiting TimesI am sorry for the experience that my hon. Friend’s constituent has had, and he highlights a really important aspect of the patient journey through the system. I want him and the…06 May 2025