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HANSARD Dental Healthcare: East AngliaI share the hon. Lady’s belief that we need urgency and focus. We have a big mountain to climb, but we have to crack on. I completely take her point about the need for urgency. We…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: TattonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for securing this debate and raising many important…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: TattonI thank the hon. Lady for that important intervention. I am happy to meet her and the LEARN Network. The Government cannot do all this alone; we need to work in partnership with…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCare Sector: Staff SalariesI was proud that the Chancellor raised the salaries of hundreds of thousands of care workers in the Budget. Last month, the Government introduced legislation to deliver the first…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have pledged to bring back the family doctor, and we have already invested an additional £82 million in the additional roles reimbursement scheme to recruit 1,000 more newly…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessResponsibility for dental services in Scotland is of course a matter for the Scottish Government, but Governments across the UK work together to spread best practice and deliver…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessI am very pleased to hear about what my hon. Friend’s ICB is doing. Working with the dental sector, we will deliver measures to improve access, targeting areas that need it most.…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessAfter 14 years of Tory neglect and incompetence, NHS dentistry in England has been left in a parlous state. Tooth decay is the most common reason why children aged five to nine…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCare Sector: Staff SalariesWe took quick action on the Employment Rights Bill, which includes the fair pay agreement, within 100 days of taking office. The consultation process on the negotiating body can…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCare Sector: Staff SalariesAs my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care pointed out, when we won the general election on 4 July, we inherited public finances in their worst…19 Nov 2024HANSARDDental Training Places: East of EnglandMy hon. Friend is right: we will reform the dental contract to rebuild dentistry in the long term and to increase access to NHS dental care, with a shift to focusing on prevention…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNHS England currently accepts ICBs holding leases only as a last resort or by exception due to the significant capital required. While we know that is not the most effective use…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. We are looking at provisional registration. As I also mentioned to his hon. Friend the Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this vital issue. Prevention is of course always better than cure, so I am very proud of the fact that we are introducing supervised…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere will be 700,000 extra urgent appointments, golden hellos, and a prevention and supervised toothbrushing scheme for three to five-year-olds.19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessAbsolutely. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has said, we have already met with the British Dental Association, and no issues are off the table. We absolutely need…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessObviously the golden hello scheme for rural areas is very important. We are pushing forward on that, and I am pleased to say that hundreds have expressed interest in it and…19 Nov 2024HANSARDDental Training Places: East of EnglandFourteen years of Conservative neglect and incompetence have left huge swathes of the east of England as dental deserts. As part of our 10-year plan, we will be working with NHS…19 Nov 2024HANSARDDental Training Places: East of EnglandI thank the hon. Gentleman for that follow-up question, but he will recall that, when we met, I and my officials made it clear to him that the UEA has not yet submitted its bid…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Infant Formula RegulationsI thank and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Chris Webb) for securing this debate on such a vital matter. He is a true champion for his constituents,…13 Nov 2024