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HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureIs that it?13 Nov 2023HANSARDLong-term Segregation in Hospital: Baroness Hollins’ ReportToday we have published our response to Baroness Hollins’ final report as chair of the Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Review (IC(E)TR) Oversight Panel. This follows…08 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe announced in July that we would be rolling out baby loss certificates. They will be retrospective. There is no time limit on applying for them. [Official Report, 19 October…07 Nov 2023HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe announced in July that we would be rolling out baby loss certificates. They will be retrospective. Initially, only those who have experienced a loss since 1 September 2018 and…07 Nov 2023HANSARDMenopauseI congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on securing this debate, and I am sad she is not here to join us this afternoon because we have held this debate…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMenopauseThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, and I will come on to that in a moment, because we are making huge progress there. If I may, I will touch on specialist support for the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSingle-sex SpacesWe are committed to maintaining the safeguards that allow organisations to provide single-sex services. The Equality Act 2010 sets out that providers have the right to restrict…25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsWe have made great progress in increasing the number of girls studying STEM—science, technology, engineering and maths—subjects. Our challenge now is to do more to get them into…25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsMy hon. Friend is a shining example of how women can lead in the STEM sector, with her own experience in clinical care before she came to this place. We are trying to drive…25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsI thank the hon. Member for that question. That goes to the point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Banff and Buchan (David Duguid). We need a UK approach. Across the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsI thank my hon. Friend for his work, particularly around promoting the energy sector across the United Kingdom. We are making progress on trying to get women and girls into that…25 Oct 2023HANSARDSingle-sex SpacesMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the tone in which the debate should take place. Just a few weeks ago, we had a debate in Westminster Hall where I absolutely…25 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Lady has a specific example of where that is happening, I will be happy to look at it if she raises it with me.25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsOne key route is through apprenticeships. For many young women, being able to earn while you learn and getting that work experience is vital for them to progress through the STEM…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for tabling this important debate, and all Members across the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionThe Law Commission has recently produced a report on changes to surrogacy, which we are in the process of responding to. It will address some of the issues raised today. The…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionAs the hon. Lady will know, it was only last year that we published the women’s health strategy. IVF was front and centre of that—the first year priority. Getting that information…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionI will go through that. One of the first things we have done is to be transparent about what is being offered. We have asked every ICB—the whole 42—to detail their provision. We…24 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillMy hon. Friend makes a point. A review of the limit is not just down to the Department of Health and Social Care. I went to a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group chaired…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillI will come to those points shortly. All medicines have risks and side effects—even simple paracetamol, which is taken safely by the vast majority of people, can have serious side…20 Oct 2023