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HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979My understanding is that it does, but I will clarify that for the hon. Gentleman as I do not want to inadvertently mislead the House if I have got it wrong. The NHS Business…02 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979If my hon. Friend contacts me after the debate I will be happy to find out what specific help is available for her constituent in the local area. But we do have a robust safety…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNew Health Centre: MaghullFollowing the recent spending review, the next round of projects, including those from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, are being considered, and local health systems should…01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can only reiterate that we have a laser focus on this issue, and that is why we will be bringing forward the health disparities White Paper. I also point the hon. Gentleman to…01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to meet the hon. Lady. She raises a very important point that affects people who are desperate to try for children.01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an important point. She is right that women are under-represented in clinical research and are waiting far too long for diagnoses of conditions such as…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNew Health Centre: MaghullI take the hon. Gentleman’s point, and of course he will lobby for more investment in his constituency. As I said, the funding envelope will be announced shortly, and it will be…01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree; my hon. Friend hits the nail on the head of why we are seeing such problems in dentistry. We have started negotiations on the dental contract and are working…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional Health InequalitiesI am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman is not happy with the investment going into Hull that will try to tackle some of those disparities, because we recognise that there are…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryI am not sure where those constituents’ letters have come from, but if a contract has been handed back and that is the reason for the letter, the local commissioners should be…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryI thank my hon. Friend for all her hard work on campaigning for more dental appointments for her constituents. I believe that she met the Secretary of State last night to push him…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryThere are three ways in which we are increasing dental provision. First, we are increasing dental activity levels to 85%, as infection controls now allow us to. The second way is…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional Health InequalitiesI absolutely take the point that my hon. Friend makes around the disparity in life expectancy between those in the most and the least deprived areas, which is greater for men. We…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional Health InequalitiesI do not know whether the hon. Gentleman realises that there has been a pandemic for two years. The Government have committed funding for elective recovery. We are investing in…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional Health InequalitiesWhile I recognise that the waiting times in Hull are some of the highest in the country, I am sure the hon. Gentleman will welcome the investment that the Government are putting…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional Health InequalitiesWe are determined to address the many health disparities that exist across England, particularly in areas such as maternity. Last week I was pleased to announce the maternity…01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very interested in hearing proposals on patient self-referral. I am happy to meet my hon. Friend. From a cancer perspective, we are also potentially looking at self-referrals…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe issue for many years has been the lack of a national strategy, but that is changing. What we want, when pilot studies show good initial results, is to roll them out across the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDRare Diseases Action Plan: EnglandThe Government have published the first England Rare Diseases action plan today, on international Rare Disease Day. This action plan is part of our continued commitment to improve…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe issue for many years has been the lack of a national strategy, but that is changing. What we want, when pilot studies show good initial results, is to roll them out across the…28 Feb 2022