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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt was announced last night that a review of avoidable maternity deaths at my local hospital trust is now increasing its scope from 23 cases to 900. This is deeply shocking news.…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI am delighted to have been granted this Adjournment debate on this very important issue. I want to raise it because the issue deserves the platform that Parliament affords. It…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI very much appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. As always, he makes an excellent point, and I am grateful to him for his many interventions in many debates I have…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordMy right hon. Friend makes an important point—I was going to come to it in my speech, so I will bring it in now. The Morecambe Bay inquiry was led by Dr Bill Kirkup, who said of…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. Clearly, the majority of women using these services have an excellent and safe experience. It is good news that there is…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI shall be glad to give way to my other constituency neighbour.15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. That might be something that the Minister can address, because we want users of maternity services to have absolute confidence in…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI shall be delighted to give way to my right hon. Friend and constituency neighbour.15 Jan 2020HANSARDNew HomesIt is a pleasure to see you in your Chair, Mr Speaker. I thank the Secretary of State for recently visiting Telford. It was very much appreciated that he came to a new-build…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordI am very grateful indeed to hear the Minister’s comments and, in particular, to see some movement—a shift indicating that we are being listened to and that Telford is not being…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordWill the Minister confirm that that winter capital funding is for this winter and an extra 20-bed ward?05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordI beg to move, That this House has considered Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. Last week the Leader of the…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordMy right hon. Friend is one of my dearest friends and I would be delighted to give way.05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordAs a former hospitals Minister and long-serving Member of Parliament for the area, my right hon. Friend has a great level of expertise on this subject. He makes some excellent…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordIn my constituency, there is concern as to what “A&E local” means. I am aware that there is 24/7 walk-in, which is fantastic, although most of my constituents do not know that,…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. We all come to this place to fight for our constituents. From the very first day, I have used every avenue afforded to me to fight to keep A&E and…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—28 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsTelford needs its A&E and its women and children’s centre. The town will have a population of 200,000 within the next 10 years. It is a new town—a former mining town—with pockets…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceWill the hon. Lady give way?23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way, and for coming to Telford to have a look at the women and children’s unit. However, six months later, he signed off an…23 Oct 2019