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HANSARDAccess to Primary CareAs well as the 2,200 extra doctors in primary care, I mentioned the 25,000 extra other clinicians. That means that in the hon. Lady’s constituency there are 55% more staff working…07 Mar 2023HANSARDAccess to Primary CareWe have increased real-terms spending on general practice by more than a fifth since 2015. We are growing the workforce, with 2,200 more doctors and 25,000 extra primary care…07 Mar 2023HANSARDMembers: CorrespondenceI am sure the hon. Gentleman’s question will indeed expedite it.07 Mar 2023HANSARDMembers: CorrespondenceEven if we just take one disease such as cardiovascular disease, there was disruption to screening, to referrals and to treatment from the covid pandemic. It was noted at the time…07 Mar 2023HANSARDMembers: CorrespondenceIn my letter to my right hon. Friend, I noted that it is likely that a combination of factors has contributed to potential excess deaths, including high flu prevalence, ongoing…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Backlogs: Eye HealthcareThis is exactly why we are investing the extra £8 billion in elective recovery. Ophthalmology 52-week waits are coming down from 42,000 to just under 27,000. But can I pay tribute…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Backlogs: Eye HealthcareThe elective recovery plan sets out how we are tackling backlogs, including in eye care. As well as having over 4,900 more doctors and 11,000 more nurses than last year, we also…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverPerhaps I can set the hon. Member’s mind at ease. I said earlier that no decision had been made, and I reiterate that now. I have talked about the different measures that cause…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverI am grateful to the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for opening the debate so effectively on behalf of the Petitions Committee, and I thank all Members for their…06 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingI will close my speech by again expressing my thanks to those who have attended the debate—including the hon. Lady, to whom I now give way.02 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing this debate and thank her…02 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingThose are both really important points. The hon. Lady knows that it is not for me to set out the future of funding, but I hear the points she makes about ensuring that funding…02 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingAlthough this is not my policy area, as I understand it, this applies to the energy-intensive and the traded sectors, so organisations need to pass through two different filters…02 Mar 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSIs that not a revealing comment from the Opposition? The Government do not have any money. All this spending comes from hard-working taxpayers, and the Conservative party wants to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am happy to make that commitment.23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am grateful to the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this very important debate. We have had a very large number of interesting and important speeches this…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSIt will be right across the piece. We have already set out some of our plans for social care, and the full details will hopefully be with the hon. Lady in the not-too-distant…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSIt will be about both what is needed over time—some of the time horizons might be longer—and what we are going to do about it. Let me complete the thought about primary care—23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am as keen as my hon. Friend to explore all those different things and I am happy to take them up with him following this debate. Many things I have been talking about in this…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI want to make a bit of progress. I am sorry, but I will perhaps come back to the hon. Lady in a bit. Let me complete the thought on primary care. We will also be saying more…23 Feb 2023