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HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. A key feature of the programme is the use of screening trucks to offer checks within the community. When I was talking to patients…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. Friend is quite right to highlight the significance of smoking as a cause of cancer. We have a number of measures, including the programme to move 1 million smokers on to…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningClearly, the earlier we detect cancer, the less pressure it puts on the workforce. There is much more work involved in the treatment of a later cancer than of an earlier cancer.…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningThe hon. Gentleman raises a valid and important point on the targeting of mining communities. Of course, the roll-out will be shaped by clinical advice, but I will flag that point…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningI know that my hon. Friend was a Health Minister at the time that James was raising these points, and that he takes a close personal interest in the issue. He is right about the…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority on this issue, and she is right to highlight the importance of mesothelioma. A key theme of the pilots is the importance of convenience…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I first address the remarks you made on behalf of Mr Speaker? Of course, any disappointment expressed by Mr Speaker is a matter of concern. No…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningOn behalf of His Majesty’s Government, Madam Deputy Speaker, I echo your sentiments and those of the shadow Health Secretary in sending the House’s condolences to the hon. Member…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNHS England: Government MandateI am today laying in Parliament the Government 2023 mandate to NHS England. The Government have promised to cut NHS waiting lists, meaning that people can get the care they need…15 Jun 2023HANSARDComplex Mental Health Needs: Young PeopleWe have recruited an extra 4,500 NHS children’s mental health specialists, which is a 40% increase on 2019. That is part of our additional £2.3 billion of investment into mental…06 Jun 2023HANSARDComplex Mental Health Needs: Young PeopleI am sure the whole House is sorry to hear that her constituent’s condition has deteriorated. The hon. Lady raises a very important point about integration, which is exactly the…06 Jun 2023HANSARDComplex Mental Health Needs: Young PeopleOne can see the way the Government are responding constructively to these issues by looking at the pilots we have been rolling out in Humberside, where police are released within…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to look at that specific issue and raise it with Treasury colleagues.06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs reflected in the fact that we met the faster diagnosis standard in February and March for the first time, we are investing more in our cancer services to meet the recognised…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much welcome it. I am delighted to hear that constructive approach to AI from the hon. Lady. The importance of AI is why we have been funding more than 80 AI lab schemes…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough, said earlier, through the primary care recovery plan we have specific…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my hon. Friend’s desire for us to move at pace on the scheme. As he says, I have seen at first hand the importance of the scheme at Kettering, and I stand ready to work…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very keen to meet with my hon. Friend. I know this is an extremely important scheme for her constituency, particularly the key worker accommodation, and I look forward to…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe point of consistency is that we gave a manifesto commitment to have 26,000 additional roles in primary care, and we have delivered that. We made a commitment to the largest…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister of State has met with campaigners, and I know he stands ready to have further such meetings. As we touched on earlier, the £40 million is available; obviously, that…06 Jun 2023