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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are not blaming dentists for the pressures they are facing. If anyone is to blame, it is the Labour Government for their 2006 contract. We are amending that…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMedicinal CannabisI met the responsible Scottish Minister in April to discuss this issue. There is not a lack of funding. The National Institute for Health and Care Research has funding available…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMedicinal CannabisMy hon. Friend has been campaigning on this issue for a long time, particularly on the tragic case of his constituent, Vicky Clarke. I have met the all-party parliamentary group…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesThe hon. Gentleman says that we have had 12 years, but he may recognise that, during the pandemic—two of the years that he talks about—routine dental appointments were not…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesMy hon. Friend is right: there is a perverse disincentive in the current contract in that under the UDA dentists are not paid in relation to the level of activity or work they…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesI am sure the people of Wakefield are as frustrated as I am that the Labour dental contract, put in place in 2006, is the nub of the problem. If the hon. Lady were to meet with…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMedicinal CannabisOn 1 November 2018 this Government changed the law to allow the prescription of cannabis-based products for medicinal use by a specialist when clinically appropriate. Licensed…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesI am very disappointed: that £50 million of funding was for dentistry to access and be able to afford more appointments, and if local commissioners in an area did not bid for that…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseOkay. The NHS itself is setting up a training programme to make sure that at every point that a woman approaches the health service—when meeting GPs or nurses—they get the…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMedical ExaminersIt is our intention to work towards commencing implementation plans for the statutory medical examiner system from April 2023, recognising the need for all relevant Government…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on once again securing a debate on this important…09 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said in answer to many questions this morning, the women’s health strategy will be published shortly. We had over 100,000 responses, we published our vision document in…08 Jun 2022HANSARDCancer Care: Young AdultsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are introducing non-specific pathways so that if someone does not have a specific, clear diagnosis and the GPs are not sure what to do,…08 Jun 2022HANSARDCancer Care: Young AdultsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie Marson) for securing the debate, which as she…08 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyAs I have said in answer to previous questions, the women’s health strategy will be forthcoming. We have had over 100,000 responses to our call for evidence. We published the…08 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyI think the hon. Lady has answered her own question. She says that cases have risen in the past two years; that is precisely because of the pandemic. If we were under a Labour…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEndometriosisI can reassure my right hon. Friend that the women’s health ambassador will be key in driving change, not just by raising awareness and confidence among women in coming forward…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEndometriosisThe hon. Lady has campaigned very hard on IVF. I can say that IVF will be in the women’s health strategy; IVF services are commissioned at a local level, but there is disparity in…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEndometriosisThe case of my hon. Friend’s constituent is unfortunately only too common. We know the average wait time for a diagnosis is around eight years. Unfortunately, while the National…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEndometriosisThis Government take very seriously the challenges women face in getting a diagnosis of endometriosis and in living with the symptoms. That is why it will be a priority area in…08 Jun 2022