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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. The evidence is clear that the MMR vaccine is safe and effective. Mums and dads should ensure that their children are vaccinated.25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSMy hon. Friend and I have sometimes disagreed on certain things, but one thing we agree on is his advocacy for his constituents, and he is right that I have been to see for myself…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSRather than shouting political points across the Dispatch Box. The hon. Gentleman says there are no targets. He is of course wrong.25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSI am grateful to have the opportunity to set out the Government’s approach to setting a mandate for NHS England for 2019-20. The Government’s annual mandate to NHS England for…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSAnyone listening to that will have realised that the hon. Gentleman is more concerned with political points scoring and process than with the substance and funding of the NHS.…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSNo, the hon. Gentleman said there were no targets likely to be set for the NHS this year. The accountability framework will include detailed and specific annual deliverables and…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSI have said, as the hon. Gentleman has heard many times, that we are finalising that. Again, it is more important to get it right. On the long-term plan for workforce…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSThere are all sorts of lines I could follow that with, Mr Speaker. It is clear that it is this side of the House that is putting in the funding to make sure that the NHS can…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSThe hon. Lady knows that the House and her Committee will have the fullest opportunity to scrutinise the document as and when it is published. She also knows that there is a…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSThe Government are not trying to hide anything. The hon. Lady is right that it is an important document, and it is important therefore that we get it absolutely correct. I refer…25 Apr 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Medical TrainingTackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. That is why we have put £2 million into expanding the pilot programme, which will create a model health response for…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen’s Life ExpectancyI answered that question just a moment ago. As I said, Public Health England’s recent review made it clear that it is not possible to attribute the slowdown to any one cause. It…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen’s Life ExpectancyAs I said in response to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah), the Government have already put in place prevention programmes to ensure a reduction in…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen’s Life ExpectancyThe conclusion I draw is to look at Public Health England’s recent review, which made it clear that it is not possible to attribute the slowdown in the improvement of life…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen’s Life ExpectancyThe hon. Lady raises an important point. We know that we need to make it easier to book appointments and more convenient for women to attend them. That is why Sir Mike Richards is…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen’s Life ExpectancyPreventing health problems is the best way to improve life expectancy. We are taking action on childhood obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and action to reduce smoking…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSThe hon. Gentleman is right to point out that a consultation is being undertaken on various aspects of the long-term plan and the legal framework that needs to be put in place. It…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSMy hon. Friend is right. At the heart of the long-term plan is the emphasis on primary care and prevention. Providing care for people in their own homes undoubtedly achieves…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSThe hon. Lady will know that the Government have committed £33.9 billion up to 2023-24, and the first element of that has arrived this year. There will be, as I said earlier,…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Government Mandate for the NHSMy hon. Friend will have noted, as I said in my opening remarks, that this is an accountability framework because it brings together both the mandate for NHS England and the remit…25 Apr 2019