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HANSARDExcess Death TrendsThere is an increase in conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. As a number of Members have mentioned, the Government say that they are attempting to reduce excess…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2020, women’s life expectancy in the poorest parts of the UK was almost 19 years shorter than those in the most affluent. Thirteen years ago, Labour introduced a socioeconomic…13 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesI begin by welcoming the Secretary of State and her Ministers to their posts. Last year, the Prime Minister pledged to restore NHS dentistry, including a specific promise to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDHospital Patients: Discharge into Social CareThanks to their own internal chaos, the Conservatives have utterly failed in their promise at the last general election to fix the crisis in social care once and for all. We now…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesUnder the last Labour Government, there was no winter crisis. Under the Tories, we have gone from no winter crisis, to an annual crisis, to a crisis all year around. Rather than…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesThe Care Quality Commission now says that almost two thirds of England’s maternity services are rated inadequate or requiring improvement in safety, up from 55% last year. The…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementDoes the Chancellor agree that the Prime Minister was wrong last year to try to increase national insurance?22 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Men's DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I know that you have done a lot of work in this area, having secured the first International Men’s Day debate in 2015. I…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI have constituents who are heartbroken and devastated about the continuing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Hospitals and patients, particularly babies, must be protected…14 Nov 2023HANSARDMenopauseI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on securing this important Backbench Business debate; I am sure we all agree that she has been a…26 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionThe Minister may be about to get to this point, so I apologise if I have intervened too quickly. In terms of transparency, it is great that the Minister is publishing the data,…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship this morning, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing this…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionWhat conversations has the Minister been having to make sure that ICBs are currently being updated to be as robust as possible?24 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) on securing Second Reading of the Bill. I thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) and the…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillI will, but the hon. Member has spoken at length already.20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillIt is important for me to set out Labour’s position on the matter. Without the vaccine and the work of scientists, volunteers and NHS staff, we would not have been able to end the…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillI will not.20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillAs I have said, I have asked the Minister to meet members of the families who are directly affected to see whether there are ways to improve the scheme, and how that could be…20 Oct 2023HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) and my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) on securing this important Back-Bench debate…19 Oct 2023HANSARDBirth TraumaI thank the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing this important debate. I know that she has worked hard to raise this issue both in the Chamber and through her work…19 Oct 2023