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HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI accept that pay is an important factor. It is not the only factor—the estate and technology are also important. There is a range of issues. That is exactly the conversation I…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Yes, the Department is working very closely with colleagues in NHS England and across the NHS to mitigate as best we can the impact of the…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI think we can see what sort of impact it will have from the previous strike, which was over three days and impacted 181,049 appointments. We can see there will be a significant…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI have already answered that question twice, but I am very happy to repeat at the Dispatch Box the fact that I checked with my officials in the Department this morning—with people…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesFirst, there is absolutely no traducing going on. In my last answer, I praised the junior doctors and recognised the fact that they have faced huge pressure from the pandemic,…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesThe urgent question was on the junior doctors —[Interruption.] I am sure I will quote —[Interruption.] There is a rare point of agreement between us. The hon. Gentleman is…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI am grateful to the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) for his question. I know that colleagues and constituents will be concerned about the planned 96-hour walkout…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesThe Opposition do not seem to like their question being answered. The shadow Secretary of State asked me to confirm the position, for the avoidance of doubt, at the Dispatch Box.…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI would draw an important distinction between a militant group that appears to have taken over the junior doctors committee and the vast majority of junior doctors who do a hugely…30 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Staff: Pay OfferI am pleased to be able to inform the House that today 16 March 2023, I have made a formal offer on pay for 2022-23 and 2023-24 to the unions representing staff on the agenda for…16 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the issues in Medway and those in Kent as a whole. When I met the chief executive of Maidstone Hospital yesterday, we discussed some of the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the community services that we are doing as part of our urgent and emergency recovery plan, looking at how we deliver care quicker through…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that a number of services that GPs currently offer could be performed by pharmacists, and we are looking at that in the context of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is for schemes such as those that my hon. Friend highlights that we are investing a further £2.3 billion a year in mental health services, and that in turn is facilitating an…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have come to the House literally from a meeting with the trade unions: I met the NHS Staff Council this morning. Once again, hon. Members on the Opposition Front Bench are…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we heard earlier from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien), the major conditions strategy report will deal with…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat the hon. Gentleman omits to remind the House is that at the time the demand from trade unions was for a 19% consolidated pay rise, which is very different from the basis on…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical Questionsrose —07 Mar 2023HANSARDPrimary Care Staff NumbersWe will set out to the House in due course a recovery plan to deal in particular with primary care but also dentistry. We recognise that, notwithstanding the fiscal support that…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very aware of the hon. Lady’s work as chair of the APPG, so I am not surprised that she asks about that important issue, which she has been assiduous in raising. I will flag…07 Mar 2023