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HANSARD Storm BertResidents of south Abingdon have already been flooded twice this year, and tonight there is another warning. I cannot imagine what they must be feeling. When I visited them in…25 Nov 2024HANSARDPrimary Care: Patient AccessLast week, I visited Summertown health centre. Staff there implored me to say to the Government that the issue is not just more money—we welcome the £100 million that has been…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI welcome the gusto with which the Secretary of State approaches her work, and in particular her motto, which is “Move fast and fix things.” Has she spoken to Network Rail…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI am extremely grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way on the issue of flooding. Anyone would welcome more money, which is desperately needed, but will he comment on the…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareThe challenges facing the NHS are no secret. In my new role as Chair of the Select Committee, I have begun to meet key stakeholders. The list of things that we need to consider is…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareI thank the hon. Gentleman for his work on the previous Committee. The GPs I have spoken to point to that report as describing what they would like to see done, so all credit is…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonMohamed is a consultant NHS surgeon—in fact, he was mine when I was in hospital with sepsis just a few months ago. His parents are in the Jabalia refugee camp. They are elderly.…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPatient Waiting TimesWhat we measure is often what we end up improving, and one of the great assets of Lord Darzi’s report is the technical annex with its 330 analyses. It is incredibly useful; it is…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastToday is a devastating and sobering day for those who are suffering the pain of grief—it feels that the claws are being run over those wounds again. We have now seen escalation in…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi Investigationrose—07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationThe Secretary of State is very kind indeed. I can take no credit for what I am about to say, which comes from reports on prevention and digital transformation published by the…07 Oct 2024HANSARDSudanI congratulate the shadow Minister on securing this urgent question, and I thank you for granting it, Mr Speaker. As we have heard, this could not be more urgent. More than 25…03 Sept 2024HANSARD OfstedIn my career as a teacher, I had the dubious pleasure of being inspected by four different regimes. I am afraid to say that Ofsted was the most brutal, the least personal and the…03 Sept 2024HANSARD International Special Tribunal: UkraineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) for securing this important debate. The…03 Sept 2024HANSARD International Special Tribunal: UkraineThere is nothing in what the hon. Gentleman said to disagree with. The world is a tumultuous place and it has never been more important to have a strong international rules-based…03 Sept 2024HANSARD International Special Tribunal: UkraineI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for saying that. I speak to our sister party, Yabloko, on a regular basis using forms of communication that it deems safe at the time. Over…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Technology in Public ServicesIt is a pleasure to begin this new parliamentary term debating the role of technology in public services. I start by extending a special welcome to the friends and family in the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateThis week, we received the terrible news of the deaths of six Israeli hostages. Among them was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose mother Rachel I met when I was last in Jerusalem. I…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis weekend, we saw an escalation across the UN blue line when Hezbollah and Israel exchanged rocket fire and 12 Druze children tragically lost their lives. One child dying in…30 Jul 2024HANSARDSouthport IncidentThe Liberal Democrats extend our heartfelt condolences to those affected by the horrific events that have unfolded in Southport. I cannot begin to imagine the profound grief of…30 Jul 2024