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HANSARDAdult Social Care: Fair Pay Agreement and Workforce PathwayToday, I am proud to inform the House that this Government are setting out the details of the adult social care fair pay agreement, a landmark reform that will turn the page on…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial PrescribingThe social prescribing service is a vital part of the shift from hospital to community, and from sickness to prevention. We are funding social prescribing link workers in primary…14 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial PrescribingI am sure that the hon. Lady welcomes the £3 million that we are granting to the National Academy for Social Prescribing. Social prescribing needs to be commissioned locally by…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelI thank the right hon. Gentleman. I am sorry to see him on those crutches, but I hope that he will make a speedy recovery and I am sure that, under this Government, he will be…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelI refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer. We remain absolutely committed to the partnership model, but we are also absolutely committed to quality and standards for…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelWell, thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving the hon. Gentleman the opportunity to ask that second question. I am absolutely delighted that you did that. [ Laughter. ] Missing from…14 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial PrescribingWe are absolutely committed to electronic prescribing. I think my hon. Friend is referring in particular to pharmacy services. We are launching new initiatives in respect of the…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelWe remain absolutely committed to the GP partnership model, which supports continuity of care, efficiency and innovation. Where it is working well, it should of course continue,…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelThe Carr-Hill review is ongoing and will be published very soon. On access right across the country, we have invested an extra £1.6 billion in general practice, recruited over…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelMy hon. Friend is a tireless advocate for her constituents, and she is absolutely right that the outcome for patients is far more important than the model. GP practices are of…14 Jul 2026HANSARDGeneral Practice Partnership ModelI certainly join my hon. Friend in congratulating the team, and it sounds as though they are providing an absolutely outstanding service. He is right to point to primary care at…14 Jul 2026HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesWe are improving access to NHS dentistry with reforms to prioritise those in greatest need and by creating an urgent care safety net throughout the country. I am proud to say that…14 Jul 2026HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesMy hon. Friend is a tireless advocate for his constituents. Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning NHS dental services to meet the needs of their local…14 Jul 2026HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesI have a lot of respect for the right hon. Gentleman, but I have to say it is a bit rich to be given lectures from the Conservative party, which had 14 years to fix NHS dentistry…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe fundamental problem is that dentists have not been incentivised to do NHS work. When we came into office in July 2024, we had a crazy situation where there was a £392 million…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his constituents. We are working with local NHS systems to identify the most appropriate places for new community diagnostic centres based…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question and all the campaigning she does on this issue. Our modern service framework will transform palliative care by basing it on strategic…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDementia is a vital issue, and we are of course committed to creating a national care service. Baroness Casey’s independent commission will set out recommendations to deliver…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have discussed this issue with my hon. Friend and I know he feels very strongly about it. I would be delighted to meet him to follow up. It sounds as if some progress is being…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUnpaid Carers: Cross-Government Action PlanThe Government are today publishing a cross-Government action plan for unpaid carers. This action plan delivers on the Government’s commitment to strengthen support for unpaid…14 Jul 2026