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HANSARD HealthI respect the right hon. Lady’s work as Public Health Minister—she was excellent in that role—and I was going to turn to this point. It is very important that we understand the…14 May 2019HANSARD HealthThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and I are working incredibly closely on this because clean air is a public health matter. The challenge is that,…14 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionYes, I agree with all that. Of course, protection from too much exposure to the sun is part of the prevention agenda in healthcare, as well as being an absolutely sensible thing…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that, and I send my condolences to his constituents. The truth is that brain cancer is one of the most, if not the most, predominant cancers…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionThe hon. Lady expresses the thoughts of the whole House. She, too, has done an awful lot. I should of course have mentioned my right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionBaroness Jowell’s successor in her parliamentary seat speaks very powerfully and the hon. Lady is right to highlight the role of King’s in this research. King’s has been…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI would like to update the House on the progress we have made in tackling brain cancer, including on a new innovation that is now available across England. For far too long,…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionThe cross-party tone of this discussion demonstrates what we can achieve when we work together. This is not just about Baroness Jowell, who did so much and was so brave in how she…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionThe hon. Gentleman is right that screening is vital. One of the reasons why we are looking at the whole screening programme is that the use of technology has not been nearly good…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about that: early diagnosis is critical to improving the proportion of people who survive cancers, because of course it is easier to treat…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionMy hon. Friend is a former colleague and dependable Minister, and I regret not having mentioned the work that he did in my opening remarks. The hon. Member for Leicester South…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionIt shows the power of bringing people together that we can agree with the Scottish National party’s Front Bencher on the importance of this agenda. I am delighted that the…13 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionI know about my hon. Friend’s, sadly, personal experience with this horrible disease and pay tribute to her for speaking up because it is not easy. She is right to raise another…13 May 2019HANSARDBest PracticeMr Speaker, I am glad that you have used your considerable flexibilities to bring this question in, because I wanted to say that NICE is in the process of developing a guideline…07 May 2019HANSARDBest PracticeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I am glad that this discussion of improving quality across the NHS and social care has united the House in its enthusiasm to see best practice…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat I will not reverse is the increase in the number of people who are helping to improve lives and save lives in our NHS. It is only because of the extra money that we in this…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is the goal of the Department to support everyone to live longer, healthier lives. I will be working right across the health and social care sector to deliver the goal of five…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I entirely understand my hon. Friend’s concerns. We are acting to make sure that there is better access. We have a review of access to primary care. But, more than that, the…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe good news is that we have record numbers of nurses in the NHS. We have more staff in the NHS than at any time in its history. While of course in any very large organisation…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to raise that. That money is already committed. Of the extra £33.9 billion that is going into the NHS, the biggest increase is going into community…07 May 2019