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HANSARDHealth and Social Care Sector WorkforceI am sure the hon. Gentleman will want to recognise the latest UCAS data for this year’s application cycle, which shows that, compared to the same time last year, there has been a…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanThe publication date has not yet been finalised. I understand that it will be soon, but I will write to the hon. Gentleman to confirm the date of publication. Through the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanI have listened carefully to my right hon. Friend’s intervention, and he will be pleased to know that discussions with the Treasury are ongoing about certain potential incentives…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanI beg to move, That this House has considered the NHS Ten Year Plan. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will understand that I am pleased not to have to follow my predecessor’s…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy right hon. Friend will note that the plan includes the transformation that we will bring to primary care, which will look not only at how primary care will be developed and…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanI am sure that there will be a number of excellent questions and interventions, but it was a good question. The plan sets out that all local health systems will be expected to…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care Sector WorkforceMy hon. Friend rightly points out that there are several routes into healthcare professions, and I am delighted by what is happening in Cornwall. I understand that my right hon.…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy hon. Friend makes a good point and urges me to take up the issue, which I will. He is obviously an expert in this field and will know that the Government have asked the NHS to…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy hon. Friend will know that the plan has much on prevention in primary care and public health. I offer to meet him, and I will listen carefully. He tempts me down a line that I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanThe hon. Lady will know that, as I said a moment ago, the long-term plan, for the first time, sets a parity between mental health and physical health. The mental health budget…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy hon. Friend is right that we need targeted support, which is why we have looked not only at increasing the recruitment of nurses but at the retention packages that might be…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care Sector WorkforceThe long-term plan explicitly recognises the importance of the workforce, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has commissioned the chair of NHS Improvement to work…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care Sector WorkforceThe hon. Gentleman will recognise that the £20.5 billion in real terms that we are investing in the NHS under the long-term plan will make a significant difference. He will also…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Hospital Parking ChargesMy right hon. Friend is aware of—and, indeed, welcomes— the Government’s commitment to providing an extra £20.5 billion in real terms for patient care over the next five years.…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Hospital Parking ChargesI commend my right hon. Friend for being a tireless campaigner on this matter. We have always made clear that staff, patients and their families should not have to deal with the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been absolutely passionate about securing the best possible outcome for his constituents. As he knows, the Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital is held by NHS…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her courageous campaigning on this issue. There have been several reports looking into the events at the trust, and we understand that further…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will have heard the answer that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave about missed appointments, and I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss…19 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Funding: EssexSir Christopher, it is good to see you in your place and to take part in this important debate. I start, as I should, by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow…13 Feb 2019HANSARDKark ReviewOn 23 May 2018, the House was informed that the Government had asked Tom Kark QC to carry out a review of the scope, operation and purpose of the fit and proper person…06 Feb 2019