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HANSARD CoronavirusExperience here suggests that these outbreaks are about cool heads and timing, and I suggest that the Secretary of State, his chief medical officer and his Public Health Minister…03 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI thank the Secretary of State for the very responsible way he is handling this very serious situation. He is clearly working very closely—as his predecessor did and I did when I…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationI think the hon. Member would acknowledge the very welcome recent funding announcement in this area. Peter Symonds College is in my constituency; it is one of the largest…25 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI support what my hon. Friend is saying in her new clause about outputs. This is an issue that I tried to address—and failed, I readily admit—when I was the primary care Minister.…04 Feb 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsThe logic of what the Foreign Secretary says about the limited choices is that if he could make this decision on roll-out without Huawei, that is exactly what he would do. As he…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillMy right hon. Friend will know that, as well as financial clout from No. 11, it is important to have political will from No. 10 around prevention. He has mentioned this already,…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareOn the subject of the Secretary of State being true to his word—I welcome him back to his place—he will remember being robustly challenged on the NHS pensions issue when he came…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFlybeThe Flybe crisis—and it is a crisis—could soon become a major disruption for many of my constituents, with half term looming. There is clearly a short-term issue here that I know…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Environment BillMany of our constituents will be so relieved to hear the House discussing a positive piece of legislation. As a former public health Minister, I know that our clean air strategy…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillOne reason for the poor air quality levels in my hon. Friend’s constituency could well be the A27, which blights the lives of many people there. In a similar way, we have junction…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe armed forces covenant is incredibly important. I know the Prime Minister agrees with that and wants to bring forward legislation, but I notice that it was not in the Queen’s…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Visitors (England)I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He has been consistently right in this area. My research ahead of this debate presented a worrying picture from GPs in…23 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Visitors (England)rose—23 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Visitors (England)The issue is important because the primary care networks and the GPs who rightly run them are responsible for the outcomes of the patients they manage within those lists. If they…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceI thank the Secretary of State for his vote of confidence in the NHS in Winchester. He has always been willing to listen. After a difficult Care Quality Commission report last…23 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillFor me, the fundamental truth about Brexit is that it is as it always was: we cannot have Brexit and have nothing changed. What I have heard throughout the past three and a half…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am listening to what the hon. Lady says, as always. If another referendum were to come forward—that is not out of the question, although I think it is unlikely—and it were, say,…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and the tone in which he has delivered it. He and I have had some robust conversations in the last six weeks, and he has done what he…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsEverybody has their beliefs, and everybody does what they believe to be right, including our right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin). Were the Bill that…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsWill my right hon. Friend give way?19 Oct 2019