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HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestI thank my hon. Friend for his passionate intervention. I say again that it does not fall on deaf ears. The right hon. Member for Melton and Syston (Edward Argar) asked what steps…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. My hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central also mentioned the generation study. There are lots of questions around this, and,…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestAgain, I have heard my hon. Friend’s remarks. They are not falling on deaf ears, as I am sure she is aware. The previous Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for…22 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on securing this important debate. I…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsAbsolutely. Digital services will complement and not replace the face-to-face care, so we are developing the NHS app and expanding online consultations for those for whom it will…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsAs the hon. Gentleman has acknowledged, this is not actually my brief. As much as I can try to answer his questions, I think I might have to commit that the relevant Minister will…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsHopefully, I will answer those very points as I make progress in my speech. We are already taking forward the neighbourhood health centres. The first wave of 27 neighbourhood…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerI thank my hon. Friend for raising the late, great Tessa Jowell in this debate. I had the privilege of being the shadow Health Minister and speaking in one of the debates we had…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerAbsolutely. I cannot think of a worthier cause than turning brain cancer from terminal to treatable. That is something that we can absolutely all get behind. I am especially…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerThis will have to be the last intervention.15 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerI am certainly happy to look at the model in the US around the right to try. I also want to update the House that we are appointing a national clinical lead for rare cancers, who…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMeningitis BToday, I am announcing a meningococcal group B immunisation programme to protect those at highest immediate risk of MenB disease this autumn. Meningococcal disease is a serious…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs Barker. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for introducing the petition on behalf of the…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerI will come back to the hon. Gentleman’s point. I really do have to get through some things and respond to the number of people who spoke about brain cancer research, because…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Secondary Breast CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) and the hon. Member for Wokingham…11 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026I thank all Members for coming along and supporting the important measures before us today. I thank the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham for her questions. I have made a…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS Health VisitorsI thank my hon. Friend for being so brave and willing to share his and his wife’s birth trauma, and to talk about the lack of support afterwards, not just with Baroness Amos and…09 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS Health VisitorsHealth visitors play a vital role in supporting babies, children and families. Under the previous Government, the number of health visitors fell significantly, which is why this…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsPeople with Parkinson’s disease should receive support tailored to their individual needs, as symptoms and progression vary. The NHS provides specialist multidisciplinary NHS care…09 Jun 2026