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HANSARD NHS Dentistry: LincolnshireI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) on securing this important debate. I am really pleased to hear dentistry getting some more…20 Oct 2021HANSARD NHS Dentistry: LincolnshireI am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that issue with her. She represents a coastal constituency, and this emphasises the point about where there seem to be gaps in…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDandy-Walker SyndromeI thank my hon. Friend for raising his constituent’s granddaughter Mia’s case. With over 7,000 rare conditions, awareness among healthcare professionals can be difficult. That is…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Prescriptions for People Aged Over 60The Department’s consultation on aligning the age for free prescriptions with the state pension age closed on 3 September. The responses to the consultation are being reviewed,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend and I share his concerns completely. Just to reassure him, NHS England provided £1.6 million to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust to…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Prescriptions for People Aged Over 60I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. Although the Scottish Government provide free prescriptions, the money comes out of existing budgets, which means it is taken from…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Prescriptions for People Aged Over 60I thank the hon. Lady for her question. I reassure her that around 90% of prescription items in the community are provided free of charge. Those who are vulnerable and on low…19 Oct 2021HANSARDDandy-Walker SyndromeI thank my hon. Friend for raising a question on this rare but important condition. Public Health England’s national disease registration service contributed data to a European…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI take the hon. Lady’s point. There was a lot of misinformation earlier in the year that made pregnant women reluctant to come forward, and there is a lot of work we can do to…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank all Members of the House who have taken part in the debate this afternoon. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan), is right to say that this is…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. We need to be guided by clinical evidence and practice, and we will look back and reflect on some of the lessons that can be learned from…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekMy right hon. Friend is right that there has to be a whole family, cross-departmental approach, which I hope we can take forward. The partners of expectant new mothers also face…23 Sept 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayMay I start by saying how delighted I am once again to have the opportunity to take part in this important debate? I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their powerful…11 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade Bill (Seventh sitting)On a point of order, Mrs Cummins. While this is very entertaining, I am quite conscious that we are still not even past considering clause 2. We must get through the whole of the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I am sorry, Sir Graham, but what about amendment 15?18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Sir Graham. The debate is fascinating, but I ask your advice as to whether we are truly sticking to the scope of the Bill. I am aware that more than an hour…18 Jun 2020HANSARDWomen’s Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged AreasLife expectancy at birth in England is the highest that it has ever been. Every single person deserves to lead a long, healthy life, no matter who they are or where they live.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPeriod PovertyI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question, and I am sure that we welcome the Bill. In 2019, the Department for International Development announced a global campaign of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen’s Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged AreasThe hon. Member specifically asks about women from the poorest backgrounds, and black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. I thank the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social…11 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen’s Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged AreasI thank the hon. Member for explaining women’s health inequalities to me, but I fully support the Government’s commitment to delivering £33.9 billion of investment in the NHS—the…11 Mar 2020