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HANSARDAdult Social CareI am not sure if the right hon. Gentleman was listening to my previous answer. We have just set out a groundbreaking piece of legislation to settle the issue of adult social care…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAdult Social CareThat is an extremely important question. I recognise that dementia is a huge issue that impacts on the entire country and, indeed, many Members on both sides of the House. We are…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAdult Social CareIt beggars belief that Opposition Members should lecture us on fiscal discipline when there is a £22 billion in-year black hole. We are committed to consulting widely on the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAdult Social CareAfter 14 years of Tory neglect and incompetence, adult social care is on its knees. The number of people receiving long-term care decreased between 2015 and 2023, and there were a…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Health Services: BridlingtonThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. One of the trends we are seeing is that an older demographic is moving to coastal towns. Those towns are often most the challenged…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Health Services: BridlingtonI congratulate the hon. Member for Bridlington and The Wolds (Charlie Dewhirst) on securing the debate and on the constructive tone in which he put his comments forward. This…08 Oct 2024HANSARDUnpaid CarersI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. He has reminded the House that caring for friends and family is an important part of what it means to be human. It is at the heart…03 Sept 2024HANSARDUnpaid CarersI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right that many such networks, often informal, play a vital role in the community in providing that support and…03 Sept 2024HANSARDUnpaid CarersI thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this debate on this critical issue. As she rightly stated, it touches the lives of millions of people…03 Sept 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care WorkforceThis Government are being honest about the appalling economic circumstances we inherited, and take seriously their responsibility to help manage down overall fiscal pressures in…30 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Work RequirementThe hon. Gentleman was doing so well at the start, and then he kind of blew it a bit towards the end. It is absolutely right that we put country before party, and we will work…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI welcome the shadow Minister to his place and congratulate him on his appointment. It is a little bit rich to receive a question like that, given that the Conservatives had 14…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the hon. Lady to her place. She raises a vital issue. We have a plan for improving mental health services, including 8,500 more mental health workers. Autism is, of…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI know that my hon. Friend has been campaigning with great passion and conviction on this issue for some time, and I am in no doubt that his integrated care board will have…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI welcome my hon. Friend warmly to his place. I hope he will not mind if I use this analogy, which is that you cannot make a prescription unless you have the diagnosis, and you…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question, but he appears to be living in a parallel universe. We are in the midst of a mental health crisis as a result of 14 years of…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Work RequirementI congratulate my hon. Friend on her re-election; it is wonderful to see her back in her place. She is absolutely right that the tie-in consultation deadline was 18 July. We are…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question and welcome him to his place. This issue is personal for me, and I am sure it is for many others across this House. A number of potential…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Work RequirementI thank the hon. Gentleman and congratulate him on his survival instincts in getting re-elected to this place. NHS dentistry needs urgent action thanks to 14 years of chaos,…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on his re-election and my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Tim Roca) on his election. More than a…23 Jul 2024