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HANSARDNHS BacklogsI am pleased to give that assurance to my hon. Friend. We are ensuring that every penny is spent on the elective recovery and makes the greatest possible contribution to tackling…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementThe hon. Gentleman might know that in 2007 the then Labour Government changed the law to allow takeovers such as that to happen. He might want to reflect on that. In terms of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementYes, of course I can give the hon. Lady that commitment. I am very sorry to hear about Joanna; I think of her, her loved ones and her two children. I will absolutely look…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising the importance of getting vaccinations right. She will know that we rely on the independent advice of our clinicians—the committee known as the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to say that we have more nurses working for the NHS than at any point in its history, and last year we recruited an additional 10,900.14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, we remember the 72 people who lost their lives and their loved ones affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy five years ago. In the Department of Health and Social Care, we…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementI do of course agree with my hon. Friend. There are huge challenges for the NHS here in England, but as she has highlighted, the challenges are much greater in Wales because of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI told Members last week that I will review whether we can have an independent review of the North East Ambulance Service, and the NHS has agreed to an independent review. The…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, the hon. Gentleman should reflect on the rule changes made by a previous Labour Government that allowed the management of many GP practices to change hands.…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy sincere condolences to the family of David Hopkins. Cancer diagnosis and treatment is an absolute priority, which is why we are putting £2.3 billion into campaigns and new…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to respond to my hon. Friend. He is right that we of course want to ensure that everyone has timely access to NHS dentistry and that the profession is an appealing…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementI thank my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on the issue, which she brought up recently in the Health and Social Care Committee. I am pleased to tell her that elective…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS BacklogsFirst, may I associate myself with your remarks, Mr Speaker, about the Falklands war as we remember those who lost their lives and their loved ones? We are making good progress on…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said before, no country got every decision right during the pandemic, but one thing we did get right was our response in terms of diagnostics, vaccinations and…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the importance of timely access to GPs, whether in Bradford or across the country. There are, of course, challenges across the country,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have not read that review, but now that my right hon. Friend has mentioned it I will certainly take a look at it. He raises an important point about access to GPs. He is right…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI accept that the vaccine has not worked in the intended way for every single person. I am afraid that this is a risk with any vaccine that has ever been approved in any major…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point and some good suggestions. West Midlands ambulance service is my local ambulance service too, and I recently met its chief executive officer…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will know that I have visited the site and spoken to local members of the trust. It is a project that we support, and we are in the final stages of the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, that is a very important issue and I will be happy to meet my hon. Friend.14 Jun 2022