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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady, who knows about acute services. I also point to recent evidence from Norway that shows the same for general practice: patients who see the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 10 but, before I do, I also want to express strong support for amendments 40 to 43, tabled by the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMay I just comment that it feels a lot better this time?23 Nov 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wonder if you could advise me on how I can put on record my dismay, and that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillMadam Deputy Speaker, I think on this occasion I can oblige you, because I will be very brief. I wish to speak to amendment 114, which may seem a rather technical amendment—as is…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am most grateful to my hon. Friend, and I am also grateful to the Opposition, who have indicated that they will not oppose the amendment.22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am happy to do that, because I know my hon. Friend has a great interest in social care issues. I feel conflicted by new clause 49. I think that what we will end up with after…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillBefore I come to the Minister, I want to say—and I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood), who gave me consistent support on this agenda…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI see the Minister wants me to give way. May I make my argument for one moment, and then give way? There is a plethora of internal NHS targets, there are operational targets and…22 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI salute the quiet dignity of Richard Ratcliffe, who is one of the bravest people I have ever met. I thank the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for her…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI believe that during the period when I was Foreign Secretary, the decision whether we owed that money was settled. There was an understanding, confirmed publicly by the Defence…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI will make some progress. One other thing needs to happen to ensure that Nazanin and the other dual nationals can come home: we must completely de-link their fates from the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome the statement; I absolutely agree with what the Health Secretary has announced. No one can fault the Government’s political commitment to the vaccine programme, which…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThis is a difficult decision, but it is the right decision, and I congratulate the Health and Social Care Secretary on biting the bullet on this. I congratulate his predecessor,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDDavid Fuller CaseI thank my right hon. Friend for the extremely sensitive tone with which he is approaching this incredibly difficult issue. He is absolutely right to put the concerns of families…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsMy apologies, Mr Speaker, for missing the start of the Minister’s statement because you managed to expedite parliamentary business with commendable briskness this morning. I thank…04 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ14. NHS staff performed magnificently during the pandemic, but there are now severe shortages in nearly every specialty. Will my right hon. Friend support an amendment to the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI warmly welcome my successor’s successor to her place, although saying that makes me feel rather old. She will know that Richard Ratcliffe, Nazanin’s husband, has restarted his…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeWhen we came back from recess, I was hoping to ask the Minister one question this week, so to be able to ask her three questions in two days is an unexpected thrill. I am grateful…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI, too, have had the great pleasure of asking a question of the Minister this morning, but there is no shortage of fascinating and important questions to ask on this topic. My…21 Oct 2021