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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q I want to make a brief point of clarification, based on what both Baroness Falkner and Ms Hadi said. In the debate on the motion on the money resolution in Parliament last week,…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Dr Spielvogel, I do not know whether you have anything new to add to that. If not, that is fine. Dr Spielvogel: Without repeating anything that Dr Kaan said, I was just going to…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q I want to drill down a bit more on the question of training. Could you say a bit more about how the training works? Is it mandatory for everyone who takes a medical…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) on introducing this important debate, and on…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyI thank my hon. Friend for that wonderful example of the personal experience that so many Members on all sides of the House have of this service, which can be life-changing for so…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyNot bad.27 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)I beg to move, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)I thank Members for their continued contribution to the debate. The Government are of the view that the Bill is an issue of conscience for individual parliamentarians and it is…22 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) for securing this vitally…21 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyMy hon. Friend will know that one of the constant challenges in the system is getting the right balance between empowering those operating at the coalface—those who are close to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyI can certainly tell my hon. Friend that this is a very dynamic situation. A system never stands still. For a system to work, we have to be constantly reviewing its performance…21 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyCommissioning is led by ICBs. It is important that ICBs have open channels of communication with local government. We in the Department of Health and Social Care have close…21 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyThe hon. Gentleman will know that NICE has a prioritisation board, and ultimately that is the decision-making process for prioritising guidelines and the entire operating…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareAs I said in a previous answer, hospices face a range of pressures that financial contributions from the Government will help to ease. The funding will, of course, have a knock-on…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing the debate and making such a powerful and thoughtful opening speech. I thank hon. Members from across the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI take the hon. Gentleman’s point, but hospices face a range of pressures. The capital expenditure injection that we have provided will help them in the round. Clearly, anything…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareThe Government announced a commission on the future of adult social care. A separate commission was announced by my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareThe hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to know that I have a section in my speech on employer national insurance contributions. I will get to it. A number of colleagues raised…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI will, but I have to finish at 9.58 pm, so there is only about five minutes left of my contribution.13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareAgain, that is on the agenda for discussion with officials. Having inherited a disastrous situation, we are using 2025-26 to stabilise and to try to enable the sector to survive.…13 Jan 2025