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HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandI am grateful for the work that my hon. Friend did as a Health Minister in championing this agenda. She is right to highlight the difficulty, often, of accessing contraception,…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for Englandrose—20 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandI do not want those on the Opposition Front Bench thinking that their points have not been addressed. I think there is much common ground on both sides of the House on the…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandWhile this strategy sets out a number of future steps, there are also steps we have already taken, including on maternity services. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that we have…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandThrough highlighting the tragic case of Nicola, the hon. Lady demonstrates very effectively why research in this area is so important and the fact that it has been insufficient in…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandThe work on this strategy was done before I arrived in the Department, so it was down to my right hon. Friend and to the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GPsI have had quite a few meeting requests this morning, and I am always keen to meet colleagues. My hon. Friend will be well aware that part of the reason for having integrated care…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GPsWe know that general practices are still under significant pressure and demand for their services is high. We are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure that I will urge my predecessor to do so, but if indeed there is a successor, I will be happy to share that with them. The hon. Lady raises an important point, and I…19 Jul 2022HANSARDDoctors’ and Dentists’ RemunerationThe 50th report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), the 35th report of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and the 44th report of the Senior Salaries…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s campaigning on this issue; it is something she has highlighted on a number of occasions. The sorts of areas where the measures announced today…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryMy hon. Friend raises a very pertinent point. I recognise that there are significant challenges in NHS dentistry, including disparities across regions. Improving access for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GPsI am very happy to look into that specific issue, which I know my hon. Friend has raised with the Department. I am happy to have further conversations with him.19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GPsFar from blaming anyone else—notwithstanding the fact I have been in post for less than two weeks—I have set out a range of things we need to do, because this is a shared…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GPsI always welcome solutions from colleagues on both sides of the House. From memory, Tim Ferris, who leads on tech within the NHS, is looking at a tech solution—I think it is in…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be aware that the matter is devolved to the Welsh NHS, but I can say that in the last financial year, the Government allocated £70 million to NHS England to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to putting increased funding into our NHS. I set out yesterday the position on the resource departmental expenditure limit. Just to remind the House…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryAs part of the Government’s wider commitment to levelling up, we are very interesting in taking a place-based approach. Indeed, the essence of the integrated care boards is to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very sorry, as I am sure the whole House is, to hear of the circumstances that the hon. Lady sets out. I am happy to look at the case, as I said to her ahead of this sitting,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAgain, as I am sure my hon. Friend will appreciate, these decisions should not be run from Whitehall and the centre. We should take a place-based approach, letting local…19 Jul 2022