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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will give way one final time.16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillClause 15 sets out the process that the panel must go through. It includes a right for the panel to request information and input from a range of potentially interested people.…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs a Minister at the Dispatch Box, with the Government being neutral, I am not commenting on the policy intent of the Bill. What I am saying is that the new clause could create…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you, Mr Speaker, and I thank Members across the House for their excellent contributions to the debate. As Members will know, the Government remain neutral on the passage of…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just make a little progress. Amendment 60 may similarly prevent access to an assisted death for those residing within a care home or hospice, if that care home or hospice…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. As I say, the Government do not take a position on the policy intent that my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley has set…16 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that we have hired 1,500 more GPs, which will help with access. We have also renegotiated the contract, so there will be online booking systems in every…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAfter years of neglect, this Government have agreed with the sector a record uplift to £3.1 billion for 2025-26 for this vitally important front door to our NHS. We are also…06 May 2025HANSARDGPs: Time with PatientsI absolutely share the frustrations of my hon. Friend and his constituents. The investment made today was in response to GPs telling us that they needed more space; the investment…06 May 2025HANSARDGPs: Time with PatientsThe hon. Lady raises what sounds like an extremely interesting scheme. She will know that we have a strong commitment in our 10-year plan to shift from hospital to community, and…06 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanAlthough the independent sector clearly has an important role to play in tackling waiting lists and backlogs, we will not tolerate any overpriced or sub-par care, and we will not…06 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanICBs are responsible for the commissioning of these services, which are clearly extremely important, and the early intervention side of eye care is particularly important. I would…06 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanI think that the right hon. Gentleman is referring to the single point of access digital technology, which is game changing in terms of improving the interface between high street…06 May 2025HANSARDEmergency Dentistry: AccessWe are already rolling out our manifesto commitment of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments per year. These appointments are available across the country for those…06 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanMy hon. Friend is right that early intervention is crucial, and the interface between the high street and secondary care is a vital part of that. That means having a joined-up eye…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have launched a scheme to provide 700,000 urgent dental appointments. There are 57,500 allocated to my hon. Friend’s integrated care board. He will know that ICBs…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, we are giving pharmacies a record 19% uplift to £3.1 billion, and I am pleased to confirm that of all the sectors in the NHS they received the best uplift in…06 May 2025HANSARDGPs: Time with PatientsI am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that we have recruited over 1,500 additional GPs since October through an investment of £82 million, helping to fix the front door to the NHS.…06 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanMy hon. Friend is an outstanding campaigner on this issue, as I am sure everybody across the House is aware. She will know that the NHS England accelerator pilots have shown how…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI give the hon. Member that assurance. We have been clear that every ICB has a target, and that was transparently published, and we will be monitoring it. I am holding regular…06 May 2025