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HANSARD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: DiagnosisIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for securing this important debate. I believe there…01 Feb 2023HANSARD NHS Hysteroscopy TreatmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Ham (Ms Brown) on securing this important debate. As Minister, I also…31 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS Hysteroscopy TreatmentI very much take the hon. Lady’s point. The change to RCOG guidance is not the only way we will change this. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) highlighted his wife’s…31 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS Hysteroscopy TreatmentAbsolutely. Dame Lesley has been very keen in some of her first work to ensure that we go out to women, rather than expecting women to come to us with their experiences. Often, if…31 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsAbsolutely. It is important to ensure that women who have had PIP breast implants in the past are reassured and have the opportunity to come forward. As part of the women’s health…30 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsI will come on to that. As I said earlier, we stopped the use of these implants immediately in 2010. As for the 47,000 women who were given PIP implants, mainly in private…30 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsI congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this important debate. Let me begin by expressing my sympathy for the women who have suffered as a result of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her work in this space. I responded to her letter last week as quickly as possible and I am glad she has received the response. I just want to confirm…25 Jan 2023HANSARDMaternity Outcomes: Migrant WomenI thank the hon. Lady for highlighting the work of the maternity disparities taskforce, which this Government set up. I have been working with its co-chair, Professor Jacqueline…25 Jan 2023HANSARDMaternity Outcomes: Migrant WomenThe MBRRACE report shows that women from black, Asian and mixed ethnic groups have worse maternity outcomes. That is why NHS England has published the equity and equality guidance…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGynaecological Care: Waiting ListsIsn’t it sad that this is turning into a political football, when there are clinical reasons why backlogs have accumulated over the two years? Perhaps the shadow Minister will…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGynaecological Care: Waiting ListsAs the shadow Minister will know, there is a backlog of procedures in all four devolved nations of the United Kingdom for clinical reasons, rather than political reasons. We have…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGynaecological Care: Waiting ListsTackling NHS waiting lists, including for gynaecology, is a priority for the Government, which is why we are spending £8 billion on clearing our backlog. For gynae procedures…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGynaecological Care: Waiting ListsI thank the hon. Lady for her work in this space. I recognise that while we have set up nine specialist mesh centres to tackle mesh removal and seen a number of women come forward…25 Jan 2023HANSARDCovid-19: 2023 Vaccination ProgrammeSince the first covid-19 vaccine was authorised for use in the UK in December 2020, the aim of the covid-19 vaccination programme has been, and continues to be, the reduction of…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandI am sorry that the hon. Lady does not welcome our announcement of this country’s first women’s health strategy, which is putting women as a priority at the heart of the health…24 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work she is doing in this space. I was in the Chamber when she presented her Bill last week and I can reassure her that, as part of the work…24 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandI thank my right hon. Friend for her kind words. I absolutely agree on that, which is why helping women back into work and dealing with their health issues in the workplace is one…24 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandI thank my hon. Friend, who has always been campaigning for better health services in Kettering. Let me reiterate what he has just said: that announcement followed the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandPerhaps the shadow Minister will reflect on her comments when she receives the “Dear colleague” letter later today outlining the eight priorities areas for our first year of the…24 Jan 2023