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HANSARD Men’s Health StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for securing this important debate, which provides…22 Mar 2022HANSARDGenome UKMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord Kamall, has today made the following written ministerial statement: In September 2020, we launched Genome UK—the…18 Mar 2022HANSARDAdvance Care Planning: Universal PrinciplesThe Government are announcing today the publication of the “Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning”, a document jointly published by a coalition of partners in response to…17 Mar 2022HANSARDIrish Diaspora in BritainI was going to touch on that, but I shall come to it now. The Government’s preference is that the Northern Ireland Executive bring forward the legislation in the Northern Ireland…17 Mar 2022HANSARDIrish Diaspora in BritainIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who is a friend as well as a colleague. I thank the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) for…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth UpdateIt is normal practice, when a Government Department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £300,000 for which there is no specific statutory authority, for the…17 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022At the moment, my understanding is that it is for an additional three years, and there is not room in the draft regulations to expand that further. I am happy to clarify that for…14 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under…14 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Member for Enfield North for the Opposition’s support in establishing this crucial role. I reassure her that Baroness Cumberlege is part of the recruitment…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Covid-19: NHS Support for Prostate Cancer Patientsindicated assent .10 Mar 2022HANSARD Covid-19: NHS Support for Prostate Cancer PatientsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. May I start by declaring an interest? I still work, as my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington…10 Mar 2022HANSARDDepartmental Minute: LiabilityIt is normal practice, when a Government Department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £300,000 for which there is no specific statutory authority, for the…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I associate myself with comments on the importance of thinking about the mums and babies in Ukraine at this time,…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportI do not have that information, but I was interested to hear about the experience in Putney. I will take that away because I spoke to midwives who were redirected during covid,…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportI will just conclude by thanking everyone. There remains a huge amount to be done. I very much take on board the points that have been raised in the debate, and I will follow up…08 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Social CareI place on record my thanks to dental teams up and down the country. Urgent appointments went back to pre-pandemic levels in December 2020, but with the quarter four threshold set…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Social CareI place on record my thanks to dental teams up and down the country. Urgent appointments went back to pre-pandemic levels in December 2020, but with only 85% of activity allowed…07 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) for bringing this debate to the Floor of the House; it is an important debate that raises important…02 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979I am not going to commit tonight to increasing the payment—I think that is above my pay grade. Perhaps we can discuss that further when we meet. I reassure people watching the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979The ruling on a causal link between a medicine and an adverse event, and whether that has led to death or injury, is made by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…02 Mar 2022