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HANSARD NHS UpdateMay I start by echoing the Minister’s thanks to Lord Stevens, who is about to step down as chief executive of the NHS? One of my proudest achievements as Health Secretary was to…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThanks to the efforts of the Minister we have one of the best vaccine programmes in the world, so I hope he does not mind me expressing two concerns about our current strategy.…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on the extraordinary work he did when he was a Minister on early diagnosis of cancer. Is he aware that the Health and Social Care Committee has just…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. These issues are about not just doctors but all associated health professionals, allied health professionals and indeed the social care…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThere is a big issue, and my hon. Friend is aware from his time at the Department of Health that its root cause is capacity in the system. These capacity issues taken together are…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillTo reorganise the NHS as one of your first acts as Health Secretary is what Sir Humphrey would describe as brave. I support this Bill, because it contains changes that the NHS has…14 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I welcome the Secretary of State to his place? I am sure he will do an excellent job. As he thinks about a 24-hour A&E for Chorley, I hope he will also think about the urgent…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe virus today is a totally different creature from a year ago, with only one in 40 new cases being hospitalised, an average age for new cases of 25, and all over-40s being…12 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWhat an honour it is to follow the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson); I remember from my time as Health Secretary what an incredibly powerful and…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOne of those other illnesses, apart from covid, that has been very badly affected by the pandemic is cancer. My right hon. Friend will know that, last year, 40,000 fewer people…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI support the approach the Secretary of State is taking for the simple reason that two doses of the vaccine work against the delta variant, but with 350,000 new cases daily across…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMr Deputy Speaker, my apologies for missing the start of this statement. May I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to his post? He will bring experience, ability and integrity to…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformI know that the Minister is working hard behind the scenes to get a resolution to these issues, and I thank her for her efforts to do that. Does she agree that the NHS will fail…23 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsDid the Prime Minister talk to Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Suga about the tremendous success of social care reforms in Japan and Germany? Did he talk to Prime Minister…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMay I start by saying that I totally agree with your expression of disappointment, Mr Speaker, that in a parliamentary democracy Parliament heard about this news after the media,…14 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, the Health and Social Care Committee published its report on NHS and social care staff burnout, which chronicles the emotional exhaustion and chronic fatigue felt by many…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is incredibly encouraging that just three out of 12,000 cases of the delta variant were double-jabbed, but is the debate inside Government now about a potential short,…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessThe House should know that when serious allegations were made at yesterday’s joint Committee hearing, we asked for evidence to be provided, and until such evidence is provided,…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19I congratulate the Minister on the outstanding roll-out of the vaccine programme, which is a source of enormous pride to all of us, on all sides of the House. As we emerge from…25 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareLet me start by thanking the NHS and care staff who looked after my constituents in South West Surrey so magnificently in the last year. Every resident of Farnham, Godalming and…19 May 2021