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HANSARDCancer TreatmentWe are backing cancer patients with a plan to end the postcode lottery that was baked in by the previous Tory Government due to chronic underfunding. We have already announced…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer TreatmentPatients are 30 times more likely to wait two years for care in Scotland than in England. Labour has ended austerity and provided Scotland with the biggest funding increase since…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer TreatmentThe national cancer plan is a key part of our work to build an NHS fit for the future, and it explains how we will make England a world leader in cancer outcomes. The right hon.…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very sorry to hear about Harley’s condition, and my thoughts are with him and his family. I am sure my hon. Friend understands that neither the Department nor NHS England can…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer TreatmentToo many patients experience issues in accessing radiotherapy treatment, and I am sorry to hear about the experience of my hon. Friend’s constituent, John Kiely. We are determined…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer TreatmentWe are well aware that there are issues with the workforce across the NHS, which is why we are working on a new workforce plan that will be published in the spring—very soon.14 Apr 2026HANSARD Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and OutcomesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for securing this very important debate, which, as we heard, is taking place during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and OutcomesI thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention. I will also commit to meeting him and the young people he mentions, perhaps in co-ordination with my visit to the Teenage…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing this very important debate and for…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman on behalf of his constituent, Natasha, and I will make sure that I include her name later when I come on to name everyone referred to during the debate.…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityI did touch on research, but I did not specifically mention universities. I am pleased that the hon. Member got in another plug for the wonderful Queen’s University Belfast—he did…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityI am happy to recommend that international best practice is looked at, and I will take that on board. I will also come to the suggestion from my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityI will commit to looking into that for my hon. Friend. Obviously, aftercare for surgery abroad is tricky—not for conditions such as this, but often for beauty related purposes—but…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityYes, I would imagine that if the Department looks at it and it is deemed necessary, that is what will happen. I am sure that my hon. Friend can follow up on that as time…26 Mar 2026HANSARDPandemic Preparedness StrategyI am today announcing the publication of the new pandemic preparedness strategy, outlining the UK Government plan for improving our pandemic preparedness capabilities between now…25 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI think I may have mentioned some Government-funded research, but I will commit to write to the hon. Gentleman on that point, rather than try to guess what I may have said. In…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI take on board what the hon. Lady says. When I write to her on the point about responses to recommendations, I will elaborate further on that point, having made sure that I have…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing the details of Ami’s case to us. Waiting 22 years for a diagnosis is shocking, and I suppose it would have been very difficult to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodYes. I thank the hon. Member for his very moving speech; he often moves me to tears in moments such as this. I will take that away, and ask my officials to look at the work of…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesYes—I or my colleague in the Department will undertake to look at that and ensure the hon. Lady receives a response. In response to questions on data and research raised by my…24 Mar 2026