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HANSARDMeaslesI can assure the hon. Lady that it was not ignored by the Government. Over the past 12 months, we have been pushing vaccinations to those who have not come forward, and to…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesThe hon. Lady has a point that part of the vaccine hesitancy is due to misinformation about vaccines more generally. That is why we are trying to use the message of immunisation…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesThe hon. Lady is right that we used community champions during covid. We had some particularly effective campaigns for those communities that do not traditionally come forward for…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesI would not agree with the hon. Gentleman. We have plenty of vaccine—that is one of the messages we want to get out—and that is both the traditional MMR vaccine and the…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesThe hon. Lady is quite right that there is vaccine hesitancy, and that is a key reason why uptake has dropped so significantly across all groups, but more in some groups than in…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesI wish to update the House on an increase in measles cases across England and the actions that the Government and health system are taking to control the disease’s spread. The c…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right and I want to work with all four corners of the United Kingdom, because none of us is meeting the World Health Organisation coverage for…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesWe have a vaccine damage payment scheme, which provides a one-off payment of £120,000. That is accessible for any vaccine that someone takes up, but I have to say that part of the…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to the work she did during the covid pandemic to roll out the vaccine programme to those community groups. That had such an…22 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsThank you, Sir Gary, for reminding me that I have two minutes left. I absolutely take the hon. Gentleman’s point. If people have concerns, I am more than happy to raise them with…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsNot for the moment; let me respond to as many points from hon. Members as I can. There is an increase in excess deaths. A number of factors contribute to that. We take that…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) for securing this important debate. We have had…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsThe public inquiry is independent, and the Government are under heavy scrutiny from it. It is not for me to say how the inquiry should be conducted. As a Government, we are…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsI do not have those figures on me, but I will be very happy to write to the hon. Lady with them. I am not saying that the rate is higher if people are vaccinated but that a high…16 Jan 2024HANSARDMedical Examiner and Death Certification ReformsI wish to update the House on the Government plan to introduce secondary legislation to reform death certification in England and Wales, from April 2024. Under the reforms, all…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working with more than 42 integrated care boards across the country to improve the timelines for diagnosis of autism and ADHD. Some ICBs are doing particularly well, but…13 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS Vaccination and Immunisation ServicesIn 2019 the Government’s manifesto committed to continue to promote the uptake of vaccines via a national vaccination strategy. I am pleased to announce that on Wednesday 13…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are clear in our condemnation of Labour’s attack on motorists, whether it is in London or Wales. That is why, in the summer, the Prime Minister ordered a review of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I start by congratulating my constituency neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart)…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCoronial Investigations of Term Stillbirths: Summary of Responses to the ConsultationI wish to update the House on the responses received to a joint consultation by the Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Justice on coronial investigations of…07 Dec 2023