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HANSARDGP Appointments: Chesterfield, Derbyshire and EnglandIn November, there were 13.9% more appointments in general practice across England as a whole than in the same month before the pandemic. In Derby and Derbyshire, there were 16.6%…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely; we are looking at that issue. We have already brought in a new minimum UDA value, and we would like to deliver more. We will look at measures to encourage people to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWe are the first to say that the current situation is not satisfactory. That is why we invested an extra £50 million in the last quarter of last year, and it is why we are working…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryIt was very useful to meet my hon. Friend the other day, who is a great expert on this issue. As he knows, we are working at pace on our plans for dentistry. As well as improving…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodThat is exactly what we want to do. We are committed to the health service learning from child deaths. In 2019, the Government published the “Child Death Review Statutory and…17 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023Absolutely. All the staff know about what is happening and have been consulted fully about the streamlining. The SI will bring together NHS Digital and NHS England. It will not…17 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023Some excellent questions have been asked. My hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley asked about the vision that the proposal is part of. It is certainly the case that there is a…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng) for securing the debate on this incredibly important issue. It is the first debate of its kind in…17 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Salford and EcclesLet me start by congratulating the hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) on securing this important debate. I share her frustration and am aware that some areas…19 Dec 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Salford and EcclesI am happy to take whatever interventions are appropriate. We know that there are still further improvements to be made. Although I am pleased that over 75% of the patients who…19 Dec 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Salford and EcclesI am exploring how we can best target the places with the most acute problems. There are problems in a lot of different places, and we are thinking about that actively at the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s intervention, and I will be happy to meet her. It sounds like there is an important connection between where she has just been and this debate. I…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthI mentioned earlier that one of the main goals of the huge £8 billion plus £2 billion investment is in elective recovery because, as the hon. Gentleman said, the pandemic has had…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this important debate. He has been a strong…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthAbsolutely. As the hon. Gentleman says, we are keen to constantly drive that rate up, and we can talk more offline about the different things that we can potentially do to drive…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthI give way with pleasure to the hon. Lady, who has been hot-footing it from a funeral to attend the debate. I will seamlessly fill in, so she can catch her breath. I congratulate…15 Dec 2022HANSARDCorrection to Written Answer: HL2636My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord Markham, has made the following written statement: I would like to amend a written answer that I gave to the House…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAdvertising Restrictions on Less Healthy Food: Delay in ImplementationThe Government are delaying the implementation of the introduction of further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink products until 1 October…09 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth InequalitiesMy hon. Friend and I have discussed this, and we are due to meet again shortly. I repeat my offer to speak both to that practice and to local partners so that we can tackle this…06 Dec 2022