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HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am happy to talk about the impact of trade arrangements on NHS spending and how arrangements are scrutinised by Parliament. I am grateful to the Liberal Democrats for the new…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for going to hear directly from her constituents. She is right: that message is fairly consistent. Last year, my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his description of what has happened in Kent, which has been under Conservative administration for so long. He is absolutely right about the White…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that. I put on record my thanks—our thanks—to his wife for her work in this area and for making him so aware of the issues, because he is absolutely…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)To correct the shadow Minister, I do not think my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket said that; he said the waiting lists have gone up. To be clear, in case…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for bringing this discussion to the Committee. The Government are clearly committed to enabling people to live longer. It is one of the successes of…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the hon. Member was not here at the time, perhaps it eludes his memory, I remind him that it was a coalition Government agreement to move forward with Dilnot, which had…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that point about prevalence in the north-east. Often, the prevalence of these diseases is also to do with post-industrial work, which many people had to…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Further to that point, I absolutely want to assure my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West, who is not a member of this Committee, and indeed the members of this Committee…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his expertise and that work on the Home Affairs Committee. Again, it shows the Committee the wide range of work that goes on. Of course, many hon.…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)May I add to the comments of the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon by paying tribute to the families in my constituency of Bristol South who are also struggling? The care of a…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The shadow Minister is tempting me to divert away from addressing the main point, but I will take her point on board. I am glad that the Conservatives do not oppose the principle…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Well, I thank the hon. Member for her support. As I said, I did not expect that people here present, who understand the impact of that work, were the ones who were thwarting that.…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)There is a long priority list for MSFs that was left by the last Government for different reasons. There are lots of things will bring down MSK waiting lists, such as more…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is good to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I am grateful to the hon. Member for North Shropshire for tabling this new clause. I am sympathetic to its intentions: the security of…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNew Hospital Programme Annual ReportToday the Department has published the first “New Hospital Programme annual report”, covering the 2025 to 2026 financial year. This report marks the first full year of delivery…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care 10-year Capital PlanToday the Government are publishing the 10-year capital plan for health and social care. Long-term capital under-investment has left the healthcare system starved of resources to…08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareThe hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson), the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) and I are deep in the Health Bill Committee, and I have not seen…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am just computing that in my brain. Can I seek clarification on that?07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making the intention of her comments clear to the Committee. It is right that we need to build trust in patient voice and experience. We will pick up on…07 Jul 2026