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HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry ReportI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and, indeed, the words of the Leader of the Opposition. This scandal—the biggest in the history of the NHS—along with the scandals of…20 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayYes, I agree with the hon. Member. Indeed, those guidelines were changed while I was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. I remember welcoming them, but the expectation…01 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayI beg to move, That this House has considered World ME Day. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain, and I am extremely grateful to colleagues from across…01 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayI thank the right hon. Member for her intervention, and I agree with her on both points. She first emphasises the importance of the Government’s final plan being a proper…01 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayI assure my hon. Friend that that is definitely what I want to see in the plan; perhaps more important now, however, is to hear that commitment from the Minister. It is touched on…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWhen I was appointed Health Secretary in 2021, we were still in the midst of the pandemic. That challenging time taught us so much about the strength and resilience of our nation,…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor will be aware of a proposal from the World War Muslim Memorial Trust to establish a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, honouring an estimated 750,000…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe colour of someone’s skin should not have an impact on the reliability of medical devices, but we know that that is what happened during the pandemic for many black and Asian…23 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. I am proud to live in the most successful multi-racial democracy in the world, but it saddens me, and I think it shames the whole House, that British Jews have been subjected…18 Oct 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy hon. Friend will know that Ministers and officials in his Department have worked extensively—I thank them for that—with me, Baroness Kidron, and the Bereaved Families for…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself with the remarks the Prime Minister just made? In the UK, sadly, every 90 minutes someone takes their own life. Indeed, for men under the age of 50 and for…19 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 July.19 Jul 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement. IICSA’s final report rightly said that the pace of technological change is of significant concern. Indeed, since the report was…22 May 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and commend him and his entire team on what they have achieved. He seems to have won some jaw-dropping concessions from the EU…27 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanI warmly welcome the plans set out by my right hon. Friend today, but he will know that one reason emergency care faces so much pressure is that successive Governments have not…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI beg to move, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day. I thank the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge), my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI thank the hon. Member for everything that he has done and continues to do to fight hatred in our communities, and for sharing that about his dear family with the House. He makes…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayYes. I thank the hon. Lady for what she has said and I very much share her concern, as will hon. Members on both sides of the House. She rightly talks about young children, but a…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayYes. My hon. Friend gives an excellent example of exactly why more needs to be done. I think that includes the entire criminal justice system, and he is right to share his example…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for your powerful words. I also thank my hon. Friend the Minister for her words on behalf of the Government about their continued strong commitment…26 Jan 2023