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HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekWhat an important debate this has been, and that is of course thanks to the efforts of my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach) and the Under-Secretary of…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, but I only have a few minutes left, so I have to move on. My hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury asked what we are doing to…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekWhat I will say to my hon. Friend in response is that, in the long-term plan, the NHS commits to “improve access to and the quality of perinatal mental health care for mothers,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth and Social CareOn the maternal six-week check, we hope to ensure that that happens in all our GP contracts going forward. [Official Report, 3 October 2019, Vol. 664, c. 1441.] Letter of…07 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth and Social CareOn the maternal six-week check, we will look at that happening in all our GP contracts going forward.07 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Government fully supported the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill—a private Member’s Bill that became an Act of Parliament on 1 November 2018. The Act imposes…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will not comment on the hon. Lady’s opening comments about a no-deal exit, because obviously we are where we are, we all stood on a manifesto to honour the result of the…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I assure the hon. Lady that we do, and I hope that they will see today’s debate and be reassured that there will be no shortage of drugs with short shelf lives, because they can…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Lady will not be surprised to know that I do not agree, because I believe—I cannot guarantee, but I believe—that all efforts are being made and all arrangements are in…07 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Government fully supported the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill—a private Member’s Bill that became an Act of Parliament on 1 November 2018. The Act imposes…07 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI hope everyone will concur that this debate has followed on in tone from yesterday’s debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill. I thank everybody for their contributions. I thank the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthThe NHS budget is not bottomless, but the mental health budget is growing faster than the overall health budget, and the budget for children and young people is growing even…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI do not have any time; I have only 30 seconds left. The hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) spoke about poverty. Many of us in this place understand the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: it is about breaking down the stigma in mental health. When somebody breaks their leg, they wear a plaster cast and we can see that they have…03 Oct 2019HANSARDArtificial Intelligence in HealthcareIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. The debate has been really interesting, particularly in the light of the number of Members who stood up and…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Hernia Mesh in MenWe will take that question away. I will come back to the hon. Gentleman, because that is a detailed question with more complexity in it than I could answer today. For those people…05 Sept 2019HANSARDArtificial Intelligence in HealthcareSorry, Mr Paisley.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Hernia Mesh in MenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I was alarmed when you walked in, because I think you have held more ministerial posts than anyone else in the House…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Hernia Mesh in MenOf course, Mr Hanson. I am amazed that after 10 years in the Chair I make these mistakes—it is because I am nervous. I am delighted to serve opposite the hon. Lady; it will be…05 Sept 2019