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HANSARD Community PharmaciesAbsolutely—it is not an either/or situation. We have enough capacity and patients to expand community pharmacy services, but that does not mean that we do not also need to support…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI will not give way. Members did not—21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThe hon. Gentleman may say, “Here we go,” but Opposition Members acknowledged this afternoon that the Labour contract was causing the problems. We are getting on with dealing with…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Labour Members do not want to hear about the work that the Government have been doing. They are just too busy criticising. My hon. Friend the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThe hon. Lady will know, because she raised this in oral questions, that dentists return that data in quarters. We will have that data from the dental community by the end of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI am not frit, but I am conscious that another debate follows this one. I did not want to play politics, but if Opposition Members want to, I will give them politics. The Labour…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Community PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) for securing this debate. He is pushing at an open door, as I am a…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI would be interested to hear the hon. Gentleman’s opinion on the position in Wales, which was set out in the Secretary of State’s opening remarks. Wales faces exactly the same…21 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen's Health AmbassadorIn December 2021 when we published “Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England”, we announced that we would be appointing a Women’s Health Ambassador. I am pleased to…20 Jun 2022HANSARD Professional Medical Indemnity InsuranceI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) for securing this important debate. It is a niche area, but it is also a very important one relating to…16 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising those points. As she said, I am not the Minister responsible for the Bill, but I am happy to respond. This is a crucial piece of legislation and,…16 Jun 2022HANSARD Professional Medical Indemnity InsuranceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have looked into reform: between 2018 and 2019, we consulted on whether to change the legislation to require all healthcare professionals to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said, I met the Scottish Minister on this. Scotland is facing exactly the same problem. Where medicinal cannabis is licensed, 9,631 prescriptions have been issued in…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMaternity ServicesI have just been very clear that we are investing about £200 million in that workforce. In the hon. Lady’s area, there were staffing pressures during the omicron variant, with…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMaternity ServicesNHS England is making £127 million of investment in maternity systems in the next year to go specifically towards the workforce. This is on top of the £95 million already promised…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesThe best way to improve access to NHS dental services nationally is through our reforms of the NHS dental contract, which will aim to pay dentists more fairly for their work.…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the nub of the problem is the dental contract. Negotiations have started and the details are with the British Dental Association as we…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesAs I said, the contract is the nub of the problem; it is currently a perverse disincentive for dentists to take on NHS work. We are serious about reforming it, we are in…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesMy hon. Friend is right that the issue is not just about the contract, although that is a key aspect of trying to get more dentists to take on NHS work. We are working on a number…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI cannot comment on health in Northern Ireland specifically as it is a devolved matter. IVF will be a significant factor in the women’s health strategy, because we recognise the…14 Jun 2022