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HANSARDFuture of the NHSTwo of my arguments for what the NHS needs to do better in the future are responses to precisely the two points that have just been made. I cannot decide which order to go in, but…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSNo, that is not right. There are record numbers in training, and the opening of the new medical schools that were put in place by my right hon. Friend who is now Chancellor of the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI wish that I had been able to drive forward the use of technology even more than I did. I pushed it as hard as I could, but if I could have gone further, I would. It is about not…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI hear such stories all the time. We should separate out free at the point of use from not abusing the service. Of course, people miss appointments for good reasons, but too often…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI will give way for the final time.23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI rise to set out in this debate on the future of the NHS, with the experience of three years as Health Secretary, how we can build on the promise of healthcare that is free at…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI will in a moment. That inefficiency means that different parts of the NHS cannot talk to each other, and indeed cannot talk to social care. It means that a person can end up…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSOf course, it is critical that people do not have to use a computer to access a universal service. Many people will never use a computer in their lives, but the fact of the matter…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSOf course, if somebody cannot use eConsult, they should be able to phone up or turn up in person, but that does not take away from the fact that there will be more resources to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI apologise; I have tried to be generous in taking interventions. It has been a positive and good-natured debate, which is valuable. I entirely recognise the point made by the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Does the Secretary of State think that it is acceptable that four out of five dyslexic children still leave school not identified, and that teachers still do not have to be…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsDoes the Prime Minister agree that the disgusting antisemitic, anti-vax conspiracy theories promulgated online this morning are not only deeply offensive but anti-scientific and…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Convention on Biodiversity COP15: OutcomesWill the Secretary of State say a few words about the need not only to stop the diminution across the world of biodiversity, but, ultimately, to get to a place where the expansion…19 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillI am not quite sure what to make of that, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I am honoured to be third today. Let us see how it goes. It is a pleasure to be here, and to be clean and well…02 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillI am grateful for that willingness—passing the Bill would be a good starting point. The Minister is also right that there is good work ongoing, especially in the SEND review.…02 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillI am incredibly grateful for that question. I know that others want to speak about the Bill, but I was fortunate in that I was okay at maths, so I got to university on my maths. I…02 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillMy hon. Friend brings me immediately on to the next page of my speech, and I know that he is extremely experienced in work on these private Members’ Bills on a Friday—so much so…02 Dec 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI welcome the return of an iron-clad fiscal responsibility, albeit within the most velvet of gloves, for there can be no growth without economic credibility. Will my right hon.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI rise to share gratitude for the life of Her late Majesty the Queen; share sadness for her family; and share sadness for the country and the world at the loss of the greatest…09 Sept 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingI have heard that argument made a couple of times, and I respect the associations involved, but how would the right hon. Member reflect on the fact that, according to polls, 86%…04 Jul 2022