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HANSARDDebt Reduction in the Developing WorldThe main mechanism to tackle the debt crisis, the common framework for debt treatment, is failing due to the low level of participation by private creditors who own around 40% of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDAccessibility to Dental ServicesI want to share with Ministers the experience of Emma from Grimsby, who said: “NHS dentistry is a joke in the town at the moment. Thankfully I managed to get an emergency…23 Jan 2024HANSARDMeasles(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to make a statement on the declaration of a national incident in response to the recent surge in…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeaslesThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. The declaration of a national incident due to the rise in measles cases by the UK Health Security Agency on Friday is…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Illegal VapesThe next Labour Government would come down like a ton of bricks on companies profiting at the expense of our children’s health. As part of our child-health action plan, we will…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Illegal VapesWhat has been marketed at children, definitely, is the different flavours. However, I appreciate that adults do choose different flavours as part of their whole smoking cessation,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (In Vitro Diagnostic Devices etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Maria. As the Minister set out, we are considering regulations that update legislation pertaining to in vitro diagnostic…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Illegal VapesIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for securing this important debate, and the many colleagues who…16 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokefree FutureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, and to speak in this important debate. It has been great to hear the large degree of consensus across the House on…11 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryI start by expressing my thanks to Members across the House for their many powerful contributions this afternoon. They include my hon. Friends the Members for Stockport (Navendu…09 Jan 2024HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I am not taking any more interventions. The reality is that although the pandemic is over now, the threat is not over. We must never leave our country with such a soft underbelly…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005I think that I have made my position really clear, hence my question to the Minister. Our constituents want reassurance that the Government would not sign up to anything that…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005We all know that Rwanda is just a gimmick by this Government, and I think that I have already set out my position very clearly. I will continue to make my remarks so that the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Health Regulations 2005It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir George, on this debate responding to the e-petition 635904, which relates to the International Health Regulations 2005. It is…18 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr. Efford. I begin by reflecting on the story of these regulations. That goes back to the David Cameron era of reforms that came…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Paisley. The Opposition support the regulations because they represent the right balance between the promotion of innovation and…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAI RegulationThis weekend I was disturbed by news of a deepfake audio of Sadiq Khan circulating online, clearly manufactured to whip up hate and disinformation. That is cause for grave concern…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAI Regulation4. What steps the Government are taking to regulate AI.15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesGaza was facing a humanitarian crisis before 7 October. The Government cut funding to UNRWA from £50 million to £10 million. The clock is ticking. Hospitals are running out of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate on His Majesty’s first King’s Speech. The news last week that the UK economy flatlined in the third quarter of this year was hardly a…14 Nov 2023