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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will certainly do that, and I am very surprised and disappointed to hear what my hon. Friend has to report. I pay tribute to her work in leading on this agenda, including…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTackling Violence: Public Health ApproachI am a huge fan of the public health approach to tackling knife crime. In fact, I was in Croydon yesterday to talk to charities and to students at Croydon College about the role…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTackling Violence: Public Health ApproachWe are pursuing a multi-agency approach to prevent and tackle serious violence. Healthcare is of course one of the important and relevant agencies that need to work together right…26 Mar 2019HANSARDAccess to GPsThis is an incredibly important agenda that is close to my heart. It is at the core of the prevention of ill health to ensure that we have the right primary care services. Yes,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDNHS Access StandardsOf course, we are aiming to meet and improve against the targets, including with the injection of the extra money—£34 billion extra in cash terms over the next five years. At the…26 Mar 2019HANSARDAccess to GPsPrimary and community care are set to receive an additional £4.5 billion a year of taxpayers’ money as part of the NHS long-term plan, to ensure that we can get the best possible…26 Mar 2019HANSARDAntimicrobial Resistance: VaccinesI am afraid that I profoundly disagree with the hon. Gentleman, who used to be so sensible. Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem and we contribute to global funds, because…26 Mar 2019HANSARDAntimicrobial Resistance: VaccinesMy right hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Of all the challenges facing the world, the risk that antibiotics will fail to work in the future is a huge one that we cannot…26 Mar 2019HANSARDAntimicrobial Resistance: VaccinesThe new five-year national action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance contains the commitment to support more research into new and alternative treatments, including vaccines…26 Mar 2019HANSARDOrkambiYes, of course I will. I understand exactly where that process has got to. It concerns a different drug from the one in the question, but it is also a very important consideration…26 Mar 2019HANSARDOrkambiMy hon. Friend’s constituent is absolutely right about raising awareness of the issue and the need for these drugs. I know the impact that cystic fibrosis can have on people and…26 Mar 2019HANSARDOrkambiWe are having constructive discussions—I am delighted that finally Vertex has agreed to participate in them; the parties have committed to providing the data needed for an…26 Mar 2019HANSARDOrkambiI am happy to consider all options that can secure access in a way that provides value for money based on an objective assessment of what is clinically right. That is the basis of…26 Mar 2019HANSARDMedicinal Cannabis ProductsI met the parents of some of the children whose needs are best met through the use of medicinal cannabis. My heart goes out to those who are fighting for this cause. We changed…26 Mar 2019HANSARDMedicinal Cannabis ProductsThe data that my right hon. Friend asks for is not available, but it is important that we take action to make sure the right drugs are available for the right people.26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingYes, I would love to. I think this is an incredibly important agenda. It ties in directly with the question from my former ministerial colleague when I was at the Department for…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingI would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and his all-party group on social media and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It is an incredibly important topic. We…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this. The most forward-looking CCGs in the country are working with all sorts of partners—the voluntary sector, charities, local…26 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingThe Department of Health and Social Care works across government to ensure every child can have the best possible start in life. This includes a significant increase in mental…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentMy hon. Friend is quite right to support a deal and the action that we have taken in case there is no deal. That is the position that anybody who cares about the unhindered supply…04 Mar 2019