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HANSARDCross-border HealthcareThe Government are committed to ensuring patients can access timely, high-quality care wherever they live in the United Kingdom, while recognising ongoing challenges. We are…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyThis Government are committed to delivering the five-year, cross-Government suicide prevention strategy, and have published NHS England’s “Staying safe from suicide” guidance.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCross-border HealthcareI am aware of the concerns that the hon. Member raises. NHS organisations on both sides of the border are working together to improve access for patients. NHS England is working…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPathogen Access and Benefit Sharing NegotiationsI would like to update the House regarding the ongoing negotiations at the World Health Organisation’s Intergovernmental Working Group to secure an annex to the pandemic agreement…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing this important debate. This is an issue…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why I will now set out what the Government are going to do to address the fragmented system that we all find. We will strengthen the…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Strategy for EnglandI am today informing the House of the Government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation, cross-Government strategy for mental health in England, which will be published…19 May 2026HANSARDAudiology Services: DoncasterI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster Central (Sally Jameson) for securing the debate. I commend her advocacy on this issue, and thank her for all her tireless work on…18 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI want to pick up on that point. We have heard a lot of evidence today. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is clear that there were so many inconsistencies and so much confusion…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentSurely there can be no situation where the hon. Gentleman thinks officials should not flag concerns with Ministers or Prime Ministers, who are fundamentally accountable to this…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThe House and the public understand the importance of independent security vetting and why sensitive personal information must be protected, but they are also shocked that…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityI beg to move, That this House has considered Sikh and Jewish ethnicity data collection by public bodies. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I welcome my…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and I will come on to why this is important in practice. We are both legislators in this House, and he is right: we both take…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityCan I seek clarity from the Minister? All the correspondence I have had from the Home Office says that it has been told to use existing categories in the census, according to the…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityMy hon. Friend does some fantastic work locally with her communities, and I know that she supports this campaign and really understands the real-life impact it has. She talked…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and I really value his expertise in this House. Health inequalities are an area where we really see this issue being played out. The NHS…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityAbsolutely; I think that is really important. I have a staffer who, equally, is Jewish and does not feel that he is religious, and he wants the option to tick his ethnicity…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity OwnershipAfter 14 years of Conservative austerity, many communities like mine have seen the assets that matter most to them hollowed out. I welcome the Government’s community right to buy,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity Ownership3. What fiscal steps she is taking to support the community ownership of assets.10 Mar 2026HANSARD Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamYes, absolutely. We are here to talk about when we can expect the regulations, and I look forward to hearing from the Minister. In 2021, I worked with the council, my local police…11 Feb 2026