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HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend, who makes a very important point. Of course, future allocations of capital are for the spending review. I look forward to working with her…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr Skinner) and I both come from Nottinghamshire mining stock, and we both support the NHS, which was first proposed from this Dispatch Box by a…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningBecause of the votes of most of us in the House, including the hon. Gentleman, no deal of course is the law of the land unless the House passes something else. He is a reasonable…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningOf course, we have the legislative tools and powers the hon. Gentleman describes at our disposal; we know that. Nevertheless, stockpiling is going according to plan—it is going…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningWe have brought into place already the EU settlement scheme to ensure that those EU workers who are working in social care and in the NHS can and should remain here and continue…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningAs I said, thanks to the votes of Members in all parts of the House, no deal is a matter of the law of the land. They can’t get away from it: if they don’t like no deal, they need…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningIt is incumbent on me as Health Secretary and on my team to ensure that we prepare for all potential scenarios. Of course, because of the overwhelming vote of the House in favour…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesThe hon. Gentleman’s neighbour in Plymouth has already brought this to my attention and made the case very strongly for it. I am still waiting for the “Thank you” for the new…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesWe will respond to the consultation very soon. We wanted to get the NHS long-term plan published first, because clearly the two are strongly linked. I pay tribute to the hon.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesI have not heard any of the details of that case before now. If the hon. Lady will write to me, I will be very happy to talk to her and engage with her on what we can do for her…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, 100%. That is exactly what is in the plan, and I am delighted to have such support. This is precisely the direction in which we need to go in integrating care to ensure that…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesYes, I love going to Aberdeen and look forward to another reason for going to the north-east. Of course, Aberdeen University and the UK have been at the cutting edge of this…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesYes, absolutely. We support nursing associates and I am delighted to see the rapid expansion that is taking place. We want more universities and higher education institutes to…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningWe do not want a no-deal scenario in our exit from the European Union, but it is incumbent on us to prepare in case. We asked medical suppliers to stockpile a further six-week…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. I look forward to working on that with my hon. Friend and local commissioners, and also to working with my hon. Friend before the spending review, when the next round…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningWe are working to ensure that the prioritisation of not just medicines, but medical products and other things needed for the health of the nation, is taken into consideration.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningNo, absolutely, we have ensured that there will be aircraft available, and air freight, to make sure that we can get those isotopes that have a short shelf life and cannot be…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningWe have already taken action to ensure that the cost of drugs is reduced. I am very happy to write to the hon. Lady with the extensive details of the agreements that have been…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week we launched the NHS long-term plan, which delivers on the vision for how the extra £20.5 billion that we are putting into the health service will be spent to get the…15 Jan 2019