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HANSARDFuture of the NHSI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this really good, much-needed and timely debate. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am listening carefully to the point that the hon. Gentleman is making. The knowledge and skills framework was introduced in 2004 as part of the “Agenda for Change” package, but…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseInvestment in public health matters. In my constituency, we have a 10-year differential in life expectancy. However, the White Paper on health disparities has been scrapped, we do…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFood InsecurityWith the Office for National Statistics highlighting a 16.8% increase in food prices in the year to January, the Government have built their food poverty infrastructure on…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFood Insecurity16. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle food insecurity.23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Child hunger has a significant impact on a child’s ability to concentrate, as well as on their behaviour and attainment. Labour has set out that it will provide breakfasts for…23 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsToday will be a difficult day for the community in Keyham, and my thoughts are with them, but I am not reassured by the Government’s response, particularly around mental health…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationSeventy-two days out from the elections, the electorate do not know that they need to carry voter ID. It is one thing to say that people who are used to doing it will continue to…21 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Planning Authorities: Land for Employment and Industrial UseWhen land is available for urban development, external partners of local authorities often determine the future economic strategy for locations such as my constituency. How is the…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding ProcessI am not here to defend the bid from City of York Council—the Lib Dem-Green council could have put its focus on real levelling-up projects—although I would be interested to hear…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionThe Government’s job is to govern, but for months and months the Minister has been sitting on the sidelines watching this car crash happen, and it is the people of our country who…06 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesTaxpayers want NHS staff to be there when they need them, but as more and more staff leave the service, flipping over to work for agencies because they simply cannot afford to…06 Feb 2023HANSARD NHS Hysteroscopy TreatmentI am grateful for the Minister’s response. Will she include women from ethnic minority groups? Their experience of the health system is very different, so it is really important…31 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS Hysteroscopy TreatmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank all hon. Members for their powerful contributions. Jan was not one to make a fuss and had never written to her…31 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThank you, Dame Rosie. I rise to support many of the amendments. Not only is this Bill bad law, but it will make the industrial landscape far worse. The Minister is trying to make…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The Minister should go on a field trip to really understand what happens with these agreements. The paramedics on the ambulance…30 Jan 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanThe 300,000 vacancies in health and social care mean that, whatever the Secretary of State puts on the table, his plans will never be delivered. What is he doing to retain the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA week from today a constituent of mine, Samantha O’Neill—a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—is due to be made homeless from a hostel by City of York Council, which is a…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am concerned that the trophies that these bloodthirsty hunters bring into the UK will be in the form of money, not body parts, because they will sell their kill to other traders…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillObviously, there is concern about the increase in this trade that we may see in parts of the United Kingdom. I have two questions for the Minister. First, how will she monitor the…25 Jan 2023