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HANSARDFuture of Health and CareThe reforms that we have set out were themselves initiated and generated from the NHS, which may be one reason why I am so pleased to have seen such a strong, positive reaction…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareI very much hope to get the hon. Gentleman on side and supporting these reforms, not least because many of them were in not just the Conservative party manifesto, but the Labour…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareYes. We care about technology in the NHS because we care about people and the improvements to people’s lives that it can generate. Surgical robots are just one example. I am very…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareYes, that is absolutely right. In fact, my hon. Friend put it rather better than I did. Perhaps I will take up his rhetorical suggestions for how to make this case. Accountability…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareYes. The changes in Greater Manchester, in which the hon. Gentleman had an important role, are a good example of where we can drive this sort of integration. I can confirm that…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareMr Speaker, I come to the House today to set out our White Paper on the future of health and care. The past year has been the most challenging in the NHS’s proud 72-year history.…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareThe NHS is not privatised at all. The NHS is delivered free at the point of care, or free at the point of use, according to need, not ability to pay. Of course, the NHS buys all…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareI will take that as cautious support. I know that the hon. Gentleman sometimes has to say these things, but I am very glad that he leaves the door open for yet more enthusiastic…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareI pay tribute to my predecessor’s work setting up integrated care systems in the first place. In a way, this legislation builds on the foundations that he laid when he was in my…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareOf course health is an important consideration in all policy decisions. The overall response to the pandemic has demonstrated that. The hon. Lady is right to raise the issue of…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareAbsolutely. We are on track to hire 50,000 more nurses over this Parliament and build 40 new hospitals over the decade. Those were core commitments in the manifesto that my hon.…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareThe White Paper takes forward parts of those proposals relating to the integration between health and social care, and ensuring that it is those on the ground delivering health…11 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareThe crisis has been very tough on dentistry. By the nature of dentistry, the infection prevention and control systems in place are a challenge. I look forward to working with…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe have the biggest genomic capacity in the world by some margin, and when the number of cases comes down, as our genomic capacity continues to expand—we plan to more than double…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWith permission, I would like to make a statement on new measures to keep this country safe from coronavirus. Thanks to our collective efforts, we are turning a corner. Cases of…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI refer to the answer I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper). Absolutely, testing is a very important part of this, as I set out in the statement.09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am afraid I do not agree with the hon. Lady one bit. We write regularly to those who are shielding and we write to them individually, so I am not going to make a blanket…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThat is exactly our goal, and we have been working very hard with the carriers and airport operators to put this new scheme in place. There is further work to do in the days…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt is the Minister for the vaccine roll-out, my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon, who is leading those efforts. It is obviously an incredibly important subject,…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe are not proposing to mandate vaccination, partly for the reasons that my hon. Friend sets out. Anyway, vaccine take-up has been really very high—much higher than expected—which…09 Feb 2021