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HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for securing this vital debate. I also thank the hon. Member for…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI think my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) was first.09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectIn a nutshell, what I am trying to lay out is that it is not an either/or question. There is a tremendous amount of work going on to research cancer, including lobular breast…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectAs I mentioned earlier, unfortunately I am not the lead Minister on this issue, so I do not have the most up-to-date information on the proposal that has been submitted. If it is…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectOkay. I thank the hon. Lady. That is what we will do.09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectMy understanding is that there are bids that are good enough and they are the ones that have attracted funding for research into lobular breast cancer. What I do not know at this…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI will absolutely take that suggestion back. I understand my hon. Friend’s point about having a specific call for proposals. I will discuss it with my hon. Friend the Member for…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Lung Cancer Screening ProgrammeI just want to briefly put on the record that I will discuss that with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State and we will write to the hon. Gentleman with an update on the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Lung Cancer Screening ProgrammeThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There is a lot more work to be done, and it is a priority for the Government: it is right up there in the 10-year plan and the priorities.…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Lung Cancer Screening ProgrammeThe shadow Minister is right that promoting and maximising uptake is a crucial indicator of success for the programme. I thank him for giving me the opportunity to take that point…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Lung Cancer Screening ProgrammeIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) on securing this important debate and on his continued…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI know that feelings on these matters are strong and heartfelt. If the Conservative party has changed its position and is putting forward its arguments with sincerity and honour,…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersAs the right hon. Lady will know, a lot of this is about the distress and the tremendous mental health pressure that young people going through gender incongruence feel. Clearly,…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI would like to start by declaring an interest, because my son Milo, of whom I am extremely proud, is a trans man. I have listened to colleagues very carefully over the course of…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThis is a debate about hormones for suppressing puberty, and is related to the matter that the hon. Lady raises, but it is important that we get the sequencing right. Let us look…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersA little later, I will go through all the different work that is going on. This is absolutely not happening in isolation; we are taking into account a range of other studies. Some…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexWe will be publishing the data on the golden hellos in August, along with all the other data. There is a time lag from the end of the financial year to when we have collated all…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI strongly echo the hon. Lady’s congratulations to Chichester college. Of course, technicians, nurses and therapists play a crucial role; dentists’ practices function not just…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for securing this important debate and I am…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI am so delighted that the hon. Lady intervened, as I was about to come to that. We have reduced the underspend—one of the many utterly shocking things I found across my portfolio…16 Jun 2026