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HANSARD 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 is absolutely right that we are on the road to recovery—and that, of course, is what the Opposition cannot stand. This is a complicated issue, as they well know. As…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsOne of our major priorities is ensuring that the entire NHS workforce are doing the work that they are trained and committed to do, so that they can get down those waiting lists…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 2025HANSARDNHS England Revised Financial Directions 2024-25 and 2025-26I am revising the 2024-25 financial directions to NHS England made on 26 March 2024 and setting the 2025-26 financial directions to NHS England. The amendment to the total revenue…31 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS Pension Scheme: Remediable Service StatementsIn 2014 and 2015, the previous Government reformed public service pension schemes with the intent to better balance the interests of public service workers, employers and…31 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesThe Government welcome the work my hon. Friend has undertaken and the work of the Caribbean and African Health Network in highlighting health inequalities for black women. She…25 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question and for the work he has supported on behalf of his wife to raise awareness. Screening access and uptake are shockingly low…25 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesI know that my hon. Friend and other Members representing that area have supported the trust and particularly the families who have been affected. As she highlights, my right hon.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the impact of the failures in maternity services on women and their families across the country. As she highlights, my right hon. Friend the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: InequalitiesI know that this subject is very close to my hon. Friend’s heart, after many years of NHS service. Ensuring great careers for NHS staff, including nurses, has been a key theme of…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThose statistics are shocking. Campaigns here and elsewhere have helped to raise awareness of endometriosis. The update to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThese local services are so important for local women, as my hon. Friend has experienced. It is really important that reconfigurations are discussed with local Members of…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recently had a helpful debate in Westminster Hall on this topic. We are doing more research on this issue to ensure that the evidence base is there. I am happy to discuss the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: InequalitiesI am absolutely clear that we need to make sure that the job evaluation scheme looks at staff across the piece and that people are rewarded appropriately for the work they are…25 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesThe Government are committed to improving women’s health outcomes. We have already taken urgent action to tackle the gynaecology list through the elective reform plan, and we…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: InequalitiesMy hon. Friend is right that NHS staff, including nurses, should be paid appropriately for the work they are asked to do and will be asked to do in future. We are working with the…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeI am sorry, but I think I have only a minute to go. This week has been a powerful reminder of how far we have come regarding awareness of Down syndrome. It has also made us…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeWe want to ensure that the guidance is published as soon as possible, and we appreciate patience while we make that happen. It is important that we continue to work with people…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate and thank the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) for securing this debate,…19 Mar 2025