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HANSARD NHS Funding BillMy hon. Friend makes an important suggestion. We considered such a thing when I was at the Department of Health and Social Care, but we decided that it would be very expensive.…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI do, because this Bill about the NHS in England. It would be nice if we occasionally had a word of thanks, because the Bill will result in a lot more money being made available…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI agree with the hon. Lady. Maintenance is a big issue in many hospitals. A number of hospitals are still essentially prefab buildings that should have been torn down a long time…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillMy hon. Friend neatly makes the point that I was hoping to make next. I will elaborate on the brilliance of his insight and simply say that when we think about waiting times it is…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillIt was always the final point, and it is very much the final point. The other area that is essential for capacity is the social care system. My hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip,…04 Feb 2020HANSARDAdult Social CareGiven that we will not end the annual cycle of winter crises until we fix the problems in adult social care, does the Minister agree that, however important the commitment that…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillIt is a pleasure to see you in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a trustee of the charity…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillI suggest to the hon. Lady, whom I greatly respect, that the overall figure is actually what counts. I agree that public health spending matters, but it is absolutely the case…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillWhen we talk about the workforce, training is vital. We know from the 2018 “Mind the Gap” report on the issues at the Shrewsbury and Telford and the East Kent trusts, among…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank the hon. Lady for raising that. We have made huge progress in sepsis care, and the vast majority of people who go to A&E now are checked for sepsis, but mistakes still…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareActually, we do have WHO checklists throughout the NHS in England—I think they were introduced under Lord Darzi in the last Labour Government—but the truth is that even with those…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareLet me start by saying that it is wonderful to see you in the Chair, Mr Deputy Speaker, and that your presence there is a signal to every new Member that it is possible to undergo…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI wish to repay the compliment and thank my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on this issue. It is not easy publicly to criticise a local hospital trust, and for an hon.…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI thank the Minister for her personal commitment to patient safety, which I have seen on many occasions, but she will be aware that what she has just told the House is deeply…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionI thank the Foreign Secretary for his support for the Iran nuclear deal, because the simple truth is that if Philip Hammond had not negotiated it, Iran would have nuclear weapons…14 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityIt was disappointing that we were not informed about the attack in advance, but does the Defence Secretary agree that, while that may be partly because this US Administration have…07 Jan 2020HANSARDRelations with NATO AlliesThe question is about NATO. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that one of the biggest fault lines in NATO at the moment is the fact that the largest partner is spending 4% of its…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsHaslemere in my constituency has a busy minor injuries unit, used by 8,000 people a year, which is currently threatened with closure. Given that that would be catastrophic for the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDMental Health ServicesAs this is your last Health questions, Mr Speaker, may I thank you for your many years of campaigning for speech and language therapy for children? It has given great hope to many…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekIt is a great privilege to speak from the Back Benches for the first time in over a decade following two extremely powerful speeches from both Front Benches. I thank the Minister…08 Oct 2019