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HANSARDLiving with Covid-19That is the point on which I would like clarification from the Prime Minister. We learned today that 7 million carers will not get tests, and that money for tests for NHS and care…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I am delighted to respond to this brilliant debate, in which we have had 23 speakers from all parties. Before I go…10 Feb 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement, which I got about 30 minutes ago, but I confess that I read most of it some 30 years ago when I was developing joint…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland BorderThis is really the most farcical of situations among a number of farcical situations. It seems to me that what the Minister is saying here today is that everything is as was and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Chancellor’s proposal to “buy now, pay back later” while ignoring the eye-watering profits from oil and gas companies, as he did with the fraudsters, tells us all we need to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI rise as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Ireland and the Irish in Britain. My hon. Friend the Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who chairs the group,…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWe have established that there were parties, so we are just arguing about who is responsible. As the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) said, that is a Minister. If it…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Thank you, Mrs Murray. I am just outlining the role of the CQC; if these regulations do not pass today, then all this care will not be provided by regulated services, but I will…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI congratulate my neighbour, the right hon. Member for North Somerset, on his work and on bringing together so many colleagues across the House. Everyone has worked enormously…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will the Minister give way?26 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The measures were due to come in in April 2020. As I said, if I was writing the review, I would have had it ready at the printer’s in March 2020 as the pandemic started. I do not…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will just finish the point about our concerns about coroners’ assessments of the conditions in which people are dying early, perhaps because they could not access care. The…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I will take a few moments to outline some grave concerns that we have about the legislation. I also have…26 Jan 2022HANSARDSkin Conditions and Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and I commend the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) both on having secured this debate and on his…25 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate; I have similar stories from my constituents. Does he agree that we also need to think about pregnant women, for…24 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakAround 10,000 medically fit people are currently in hospital when they should be at home with their families or in a supported setting. That is a tragedy for them and a mark of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents, but also as chair of the all-party towing and trailer safety group. I put on record my strong opposition to the regulations on the…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Antimicrobial ResistanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) on bringing this very timely debate to…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsIn 2014, my constituent’s three-year-old son Freddie Hussey was killed by an unsafe trailer. Every year, 30% of people who take the B+E test fail it, and now the Government are…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2021