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HANSARDPerinatal 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 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 2025HANSARDStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board: Waiting TimesDriving down waiting times is one of this Government’s top priorities, and my colleagues at NHS England continue to keep in regular contact with ICBs on improving waiting times…06 May 2025HANSARDGender Incongruence: Puberty Suppressing HormonesI am sorry, but I am tight on time. Uncertainty is common to many new treatments, but through that process, we ensure that those treatments are no longer used in the absence of…30 Apr 2025HANSARDGender Incongruence: Puberty Suppressing HormonesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) on securing this debate, on the constructive tone in which…30 Apr 2025HANSARDGender Incongruence: Puberty Suppressing HormonesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention; I hope to get on to that subject in my speech. It is important that people are aware of that progress. I know that many people are…30 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…29 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025I thank the hon. Gentleman for that, and I am sure that officials have talked with the RNID. It is absolutely right that he brings that issue to my attention, and I will make sure…29 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025First, I thank the shadow spokesperson for the Conservative party’s support in bringing forward the regulations. As he rightly said, some of this work continues work done under…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsIt really is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Government. I think there have been 33 contributions from hon. Members from across the House. Nowhere is it more…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, could you advise me whether it is in order that the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson), who opened the debate for…23 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsAs I said in my statement, we have confidence in the business authority to undertake the actions that I have outlined.01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsI am sorry to hear about the emotional and financial distress of the hon. Lady’s constituent. If there is a gap, I am happy to go back to the NHSBSA on her behalf and make sure…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I do not have to hand the exact number of people working on this, but I will make sure that I respond to her on that point in writing. We…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsIt is important that people have confidence in the pension system. That is why we took action in July on coming into office to understand the depth of the problems that occurred…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsAs I said in response to the right hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison), we understand that, and we will continue to work with all staff in the NHS to make sure that…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point on our commitment to staff to be clear on their terms and conditions, and our commitment to honouring that reward. That is why we acted…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsAs I outlined in my response and in the written ministerial statement, we have taken action. We were made aware of some of these problems when we came into office in July, and we…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsMy hon. Friend makes absolutely the right point. As I have said, Lord Darzi has helpfully outlined the breadth of the mess that we inherited back in July, and it makes for stark…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsThe Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee makes a good point, as she so often does, about what went on previously. This is an issue from the McCloud judgment that runs…01 Apr 2025