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HANSARDPharmacy ServicesWe absolutely recognise the need for patient safety, which is why there will be clear patient group directions and clear pathways about what pharmacists do. They are not taking on…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPharmacy ServicesAbsolutely, and I always try to learn lessons from right across the UK. In fact, some of the ideas for reforms have come from listening to local partners. For example, our reforms…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPharmacy ServicesMy hon. Friend is completely correct. That is why at the end of last month we laid a statutory instrument before the House to fix the system, so that pharmacists can spend more…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPharmacy ServicesMy right hon. Friend is completely correct. That £645 million, of course, comes on top of the £100 million that we have already put in. We have grown the pharmacy workforce…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPharmacy ServicesI have given a flavour of the four different reforms we are making. To give the wider picture, there are more pharmacies in England than there were in 2010, there are 24,000 more…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesWe are tackling the root causes of health inequalities. We have doubled the duty on cigarettes and brought in a minimum excise tax on the cheapest cigarettes. That has helped to…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesNine out of 10 prescriptions are not paid for, but free at the point of delivery. On the various important points that the hon. Lady makes, tackling health inequalities is hugely…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesMy hon. Friend is assiduous in making the case for his constituency. Ministers of course will meet him to discuss this matter. I know he is closely following the progress of the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesWe need to have care in discussing these subjects. Eating disorders are a sensitive subject and the statistics the hon. Gentleman is quoting are a mix of different things. I have…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesAbsolutely. We are conscious of the additional needs of people who have equipment like that. By the end of June, the Government had covered nearly half of a typical household’s…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPrimary CareEach integrated care board is required to ensure access to GP services for all. Overall, more people are being seen in general practice than ever before—about 10% more than before…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPrimary CareI have looked carefully at that case, on which the hon. Gentleman has been campaigning. The incumbent provider chose not to bid for the future contract for Park View medical…11 Jul 2023HANSARDPrimary CareYes, it is true, I am afraid. People are about twice as likely to be waiting for treatment in the Welsh NHS. Waits are also longer in Wales, with 30,000 people waiting more than…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are conscious that more is going on in general practice than ever before. There are 10% more appointments than before the pandemic, as well as 29,000 extra clinicians and…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is to protect public health that we have provided cost of living support worth £3,300 on average per household, and that is why we have been paying about half of people’s…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know how intensely my hon. Friend is campaigning on this issue. The amount of NHS dentistry being delivered has gone up by a fifth over the last year, partly as a result of the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course we are taking action to improve public health, and that includes children’s nutrition. That is why we are spending £150 million on healthy food schemes, such as the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023We have driven down smoking rates in England to a record low—from about 40% in the 1970s to about 20% in 2010 and down to a record low of 13% today. We have done that partly by…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023Which point?11 Jul 2023