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HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryIs there a better metaphor for the state of this country than the state of dentistry? Fourteen years of neglect left us with a decayed system of NHS provision, with those able to…22 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Cross-departmental PlanningSome 9,000 UK medical graduates compete with 15,000 overseas graduates for postgraduate training, meaning that many of our own graduates simply cannot progress into higher…20 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Cross-departmental Planning8. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure cross-departmental planning in the development of the spending review.20 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]Does my right hon. Friend agree that while we are seeing record levels of mental health problems in our young people, investment in community services for people with mental…19 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasThank you, Sir Edward. That is very kind. Far too often, people who leave the academic track at 16 are not provided with an alternative. Apprenticeships and skills education were…07 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanThe president of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists has stated that the widespread outsourcing of NHS cataract surgery to private, for-profit providers risks the integrity of…06 May 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryAs I was born in 1958, my childhood was surrounded by people who had fought in world war two, but as a child it all seemed so long ago. My father was an RAF doctor serving in the…06 May 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitAfter 570 days, 59 hostages remain. Does the Minister agree that their unconditional release is a key to the ceasefire? What did Prime Minister Mustafa have to say about that…29 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipYesterday, I visited Hinkley Point C, the largest building site in Europe, an international project built through close co-operation with European partners, and a powerful example…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenancePeople in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket must navigate pockmarked and pimpled streets—how depressing and frustrating! People are forced to accept a fear of damage or even injury…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Universities: Funding and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I should like to speak this afternoon about the vital but vulnerable role of clinical academics. These are the…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I welcome this Bill, which will address the alarming proliferation of unsafe products in online marketplaces. I would like to talk particularly about the hazards of unsafe toys,…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I would point out the particular danger of button batteries—something that is well known to ENT surgeons—which cause perforation of…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillImagine an English village, if you still can—old houses around a village green, with a little school, a pub or two, a post office, a row of shops, and an ancient church with a…24 Mar 2025HANSARDNuclear PowerSmall modular reactors, as the Minister says, will play an important part in delivering clean, cheap and secure energy across this country. However, current rules require that any…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNuclear Power17. What steps he is taking to support the nuclear power sector.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International FundIt is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Decades of violence and displacement in Israel and Palestine have created psychological scars that will take…11 Mar 2025HANSARDRelations with the EU8. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the European Union.06 Mar 2025HANSARDRelations with the EUPalmerston said that this country has no eternal allies and no perpetual enemies, only interests which are eternal and perpetual. Does the Minister agree that it is in our eternal…06 Mar 2025HANSARDCounter-terrorismSadly, the misappropriation of religious belief to justify acts of terror and intimidation has become familiar across the world. We have seen the minds of too many of our young…24 Feb 2025