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HANSARD Valedictory DebateWhere is this going?24 May 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateIt is nice to see you in the Chair, Mr Speaker. Thank you for all your service, and for the kindness that you have shown me since you have been in the Chair. When I was in my…24 May 2024HANSARD AI Seoul SummitIt sounds as if there was a fair bit of discussion at the summit about AI in healthcare, particularly on its use as a medical device. The Minister will know that it has great…23 May 2024HANSARD NHSRecord funding, a long-term workforce plan finally in place and serious investment at last from the Chancellor on health tech in the spring Budget. That is really welcome and a…23 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI listened very carefully to the speech by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis). I am not a Jew and I do not represent a…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillYes. The one thing I know from my 14 years and counting in this House is that their lordships look at everything very carefully. I hear my hon. Friend, but I am not sure that I do…22 May 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOther than providing time for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill—she knows that matters greatly to me and that there is widespread support for it across the House, including from both…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI thank the Minister for what he said and how he said it. I know that he, the Prime Minister and, in particular, the Chancellor, who is sitting next to him, will make this right.…21 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateIn December, Care England appeared before my Select Committee and told us that the care sector had been “blindsided” by the change to ban overseas care workers from bringing…01 May 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingThank you, Sir Robert, for calling me to speak. The “Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide” report by the Health and Social Care Committee —the Committee that I chair, as you said—has…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingThere has been a lot of talk about Canada today, so I just want to place something on the record. It is true that Canada did extend the MAID—medical assistance in dying—provisions…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI have been listening very carefully to an excellent contribution, as always, from my hon. Friend—they are lucky to have him in Totnes. Further to the intervention from our hon.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters will be aware of a rather boastful claim last weekend by the makers of Elfbar and Lost Mary vapes. They have already launched rechargeable, refillable products, which,…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI am very proud that our Government are bringing forward this Bill. Others had opportunities to do so but did not, and it is very important. I shall support its Second Reading…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI will ask the same question that I asked the Secretary of State, because the hon. Lady could be the Secretary of State this year. I do not know whether she goes to watch…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingThis is a timely debate. Tomorrow morning, the Health and Social Care Committee will have a topical session on hospice care. My hon. Friend mentioned “ICBs”, plural. I have Naomi…22 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI start with a spoiler alert: I will be voting to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill a Second Reading this evening. As we might say, prevention is the new cure. I will not spend my…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillOn the “what next?” point, when I was Public Health Minister, we brought in the sugar tax with the soft drinks industry levy. That encouraged the industry to reformulate drinks…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillIncluding the Deputy Prime Minister.16 Apr 2024HANSARDPrimary CareWhile we are talking about the recovery of primary care and the Secretary of State is at the Dispatch Box, the recovering access plan released last May talked about high-quality…05 Mar 2024