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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe spending review has just been published. The key now is to secure the allocations within the overall financial envelope. That will take a matter of weeks, and I will be happy…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have provided hospices in England with a record £100 million in capital funding, as my hon. Friend will know. ICBs are responsible for commissioning palliative and end-of-life…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCare in the CommunityI have to correct the hon. Lady: the commission is up and running, Baroness Casey has started meetings and she had a roundtable just a few weeks ago with people who have lived…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCare in the CommunityI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The role that midwives play, alongside other community health services such as district nurses, has been chronically…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCare in the CommunityWe are getting the NHS back on its feet and making it fit for the future by shifting care to the community with £889 million more for GPs, 1,700 additional frontline GPs, 700,000…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Services: Staffing in Rural AreasI know this is an important issue for the hon. Member from the meeting we had about it last year. This Government are supporting local providers by recruiting an additional 8,500…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyThe spending review announced increases in NHS spending alongside more money for adult social care. By investing in DEXA scanners, we can more rapidly treat conditions such as…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyI carefully note the fact that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is sitting next to me, has an interest in this issue, so I will tread very carefully with my…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyMy hon. Friend will know that when we came into Government we inherited the absurd situation where the additional roles reimbursement scheme was weighed down by red tape and it…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth of the ElderlyI thank the hon. Lady for that question, but I did not quite catch the word she used. The virus was called? [ Interruption. ] Oh—RSV, yes. We are certainly looking at increasing…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI refer the hon. Lady to the impact assessment, which is of course not a forecast but a set of scenarios. In it, detail is given on expected numbers and the capacity of the system…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI can confirm that it is absolutely the policy intent of the sponsor for that to be a backstop. The Government are working on that basis to ensure that it is a backstop and not a…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI associate the Government with the words of the Opposition spokesman regarding the tragic incident in India. As Members will know, the Government remain neutral on the passage of…13 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I did not know that, Mr Vickers. Thank you for clarifying that point. To promote a patient-centred approach to discharge planning, we would prefer to avoid mandating in law which…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will discuss the clause and review of treatment. Under the Act, the regulator, the CQC, is responsible for appointing individuals to provide independent second opinions on the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)One theme raised by hon. Members on both sides of the Committee is the need for clarity and safeguards so that clinicians are clear on how best to assess competence. The Mental…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Absolutely. We must ensure that we act rapidly as soon as the Bill gets Royal Assent by launching the consultation process on the code of practice. It will be vital that the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank hon. Members for this useful and insightful debate on care and treatment plans. I will begin by discussing amendments 14, 15 and 48. I reassure Members that the scope of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The classification of which part III patients the clause applies to is at the heart of the shadow Minister’s question about ensuring that everything is co-ordinated and we do not…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The purpose of clause 16 is twofold. First, it seeks to maintain the status quo around when the responsible clinician must report to the regulatory authority on the patient’s…12 Jun 2025