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HANSARDSmokefree 2030If I may, I will come to that later in my speech, but the hon. Lady makes a very good point. On top of the measures, the NHS has renewed its commitment to tobacco treatment…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. The hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) also mentioned discussions with the devolved nations, and I am very happy to have…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030I think the hon. Gentleman must have read the next page of my speech, because I was about to come on to that. He makes a really important point. As has been mentioned by the hon.…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030I fully appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s point. I enjoyed listening to his dissection of the issue, and I look forward to continuing discussions with the APPG. The UK will continue…26 Apr 2022HANSARDMalnutrition and the NHSI congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing this important debate tonight. As he rightly said, we were expecting to be quite late, so…25 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department of Health and Social Care commissioned research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, co-funded with UK Research and Innovation, for an…19 Apr 2022HANSARDPoor Housing Conditions: Health OutcomesThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important issue that we are determined to tackle. Housing is one of the key determinants of health. A decent home can promote good health and…19 Apr 2022HANSARDPoor Housing Conditions: Health OutcomesThe Government are committed to tackling poor-quality housing. In the social housing White Paper, we committed to a review of the decent homes standard to test whether it is up to…19 Apr 2022HANSARDPoor Housing Conditions: Health OutcomesMy hon. Friend raises an important issue specific to her area, and other areas that attract people who go there for their holidays and are perhaps not there on a permanent basis.…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Healthcare: Carshalton and WallingtonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on bringing forward this…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsThroughout the pandemic, the Government have done everything in our power to protect the lives and livelihoods of people across the country .The Coronavirus Act has been a vital…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsI beg to move, That the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Delay in Expiry: Inquests, Courts and Tribunals, and Statutory Sick Pay) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsIt has been clear throughout the pandemic that people living in areas of deprivation and different ethnic minorities have been impacted more than others. We are committed to…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsI shall come shortly to the specific parts of the extension that are relevant to Northern Ireland. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that we have had ongoing…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsI was about to come on to why we have tabled this statutory instrument today, but I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that the backlog is now falling. The Ministry of Justice’s…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. We know that the pandemic has had a mental health impact not just on children and young people, but on people of all ages. That…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Smoke-free EnglandMy hon. Friend is quite right. It is important that we communicate the other ways people can stop smoking and, as the hon. Member for North Tyneside said, do so in such a powerful…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Smoke-free EnglandThe hon. Lady—I will call her my hon. Friend—speaks passionately about vaping, and we have had those conversations before. We know and acknowledge that reduced-risk products are…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Smoke-free EnglandFirst, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) for calling this important debate. I am grateful to him for his contribution and I am grateful to…29 Mar 2022