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HANSARDPublic Procurement: SMEs14. What steps he is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.25 Jun 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement: SMEsDellner Glass Solutions, one of the SMEs in my constituency of Blaydon and Consett, has been manufacturing aluminium and glass fabrications for over 50 years. It supplies window…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourth sitting)I will speak in support of clause 6 and against amendment 58. I work with a great many rare disease groups as part of my work as a Member of Parliament. Those people have specific…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestI certainly do agree. The test should be made available to everyone to prevent people from living with the effects of SMA that could have been diagnosed and treated. As I was…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for opening this vital debate on behalf of…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestI certainly agree with my hon. Friend’s point, which was also made by my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central. All babies should have access to treatment. We know the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 40,000 children each year acquire a brain injury, which are recorded, if at all, under a broad range of categories. Will the Minister meet me and the United Kingdom Acquired…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt has been quite the month for races in my constituency. A couple of weeks ago we saw the Consett cycle race from the Derwent reservoir to Consett town centre, and on 9 June we…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemMy hon. Friend is quite right to point to those figures and to say that we need much more input into tackling that difference in funding. As I said, the proportion of NHS funding…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI do agree, and I will expand more on that theme. Parity of esteem means tackling mental health with exactly the same respect, funding and clinical focus as physical conditions.17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, which is why I am so pleased that we set up mental health teams in schools. We need to look at preventive measures so that we do not keep…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI beg to move, That this House has considered parity of esteem between physical and mental health. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. In my constituency…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI agree with my hon. Friend on the importance of the mental health investment standard as one of the measures for securing good mental health support and for making mental health…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemThe hon. Member might be reading my mind, because I will come on to that issue. I am sorry to hear of the death of his constituent—it is tragic.17 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Dr Dash, you have explained why you believe that the changes to Healthwatch will strengthen patient responses. How do you think that could be strengthened to ensure that the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q You all represent patient organisations in different ways. I would like to put this in the context of the 10-year plan and the shift to involve patients and communities in…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Ms Woolnough, you have talked about the abolition of NHS England, and, as I understand it, you are dealing with what the position is rather than taking a stand. Beyond the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)I am co-chair of the Unison group of MPs, which is linked to Managers in Partnership.16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Minister, we have talked a lot today about ICBs, the local government Healthwatch and the single patient record, and we have heard some interesting comments. Can you summarise…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think that there are any good examples we can learn from? Sir Ciarán Devane: Yes, I do. I was in Epping recently, at St Margaret’s. I talked to the lady who runs the…16 Jun 2026