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HANSARDNHS MedicinesI am very happy to look into that individual case and to meet my hon. Friend, or for the Minister to meet him, to see what we can do.10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, the hon. Gentleman is wrong to raise this issue in this way. It was addressed in the House yesterday actually—the Prime Minister was explaining that that is not Government…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course care staff too are absolutely vital in the national effort to address coronavirus, not least because of the increased risk to many people who are in residential settings…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is also an incredibly important issue that we are considering and working on. We will make sure that we address any barriers to social care operating. In all contingency…10 Mar 2020HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceThe UK is a world leader in tackling the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance. Since 2014, we have invested £615 million in the area, over half of which is in research and…10 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-risk MedicinesYes.10 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantThat is an incredibly important question—one that we will be addressing in the run-up to the spending review. The truth is that the public health grant is but one small part of…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantThe 2019 spending round announced real-terms growth in the public health grant for next year, so local authorities can continue to invest in prevention. Every local authority will…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantAs I say, the good news is that local authorities can all plan, with confidence, on the basis that these budgets are going up in real terms, and the exact details will be set out…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise this—it is true that that the NHS has had to rise to address the scandal over mesh. There is a lot of work still to be done.10 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS MedicinesThe systems that we have in place are already securing access to effective new medicines for many thousands of NHS patients—for instance, cystic fibrosis patients through the drug…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS MedicinesYes, I am very happy to look at that research and for either me or the Minister to meet the hon. Member and those whom she represents through the APPG. This is of course a very…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS MedicinesMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue, and I look forward to meeting him later this month to discuss it. These are desperately difficult cases. We have to trust doctors to…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Blackpool. I cannot remember whether it was in November or in the first half of December, but it was very enjoyable. It was great to see what the…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantThe inequalities in health outcomes are what I am particularly concerned about, especially the length of healthy life expectancy, which is of course affected by both communicable…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe 111 protocols are of course driven by the clinicians. I will look into the specifics of the case that the hon. Lady mentions was raised in the other place yesterday, but we…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the hon. Lady has personal experience in this area. I entirely understand the concern she raises. The personal plans that are being brought out from next year should…10 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe global coronavirus outbreak is clearly growing. Last night, Italy placed the whole country in quarantine. We have updated our travel advice to advise against all but essential…10 Mar 2020HANSARDLife ExpectancyLife expectancy at birth is the highest it has ever been. Figures this week showed that last year mortality was the lowest since 2001, but we are not complacent. Already we have…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantNo, and that is why I have just announced that every local authority will see a real-terms increase in their grant allocation so that that does not have to happen.10 Mar 2020