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HANSARDCervical Cancer Smear TestsThe hon. Lady makes a good point, and there is always a danger with public awareness campaigns, even down to the models, actors and actresses used in the advertising campaigns,…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCervical Cancer Smear TestsI cannot tell the hon. Lady that, but I will find out and write to her and other Members who in the debate. It is not my policy area—obviously I am not the Minister of State for…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCervical Cancer Smear TestsIndeed. If the hon. Lady is not satisfied with what I say now, then please come back and we will make sure that she gets more information after the debate. Self-testing for HPV is…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCervical Cancer Smear TestsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger—I shall refer to you again in a moment. I feel somewhat outnumbered, along with the hon. Member for City of Chester…28 Jan 2019HANSARDAppropriate ME TreatmentThe two-minute limit produced an impressive result, showing what can be done in the Chamber, but let me issue a plea to the Backbench Business Committee. I know it is unusual for…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAppropriate ME TreatmentNo, I will not, because everyone had a chance to speak and wanted the Minister to respond. As I have said, I think that GPs have had a hard rap this afternoon. Before the debate I…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderI do not directly own the alcohol strategy, but obviously I am involved in it. I take the hon. Gentleman’s challenge on board, and maybe we can discuss it further. I know he has…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderThe hon. Gentleman can certainly encourage me in that regard, and I will look at that in terms of the prevention paper. We would have to be guided by the clinicians and the CCGs…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderThe preconditions did not come from this side; I filled it in nicely. Through that programme, we are investing some £6 million over three years to support a vulnerable group, as…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderNobody has ever handed over to me that way before, but I like it. I was just saying to the Whip on duty that I should congratulate the hon. Member for Sefton Central (Bill…17 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authority Public Health Budgets: Prevention VisionLocal authorities will receive £3 billion in 2019-20, ring-fenced exclusively for use on public health, but our ambitions for prevention go far beyond any one pot of money.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRare Diseases and CancerThe hon. Gentleman will know that the draft withdrawal agreement hopefully sets us on a relationship with the EMA, but the UK’s strategy for rare diseases, which was published in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRare Diseases and CancerYes, I will. I spoke at the launch of Bloodwise’s excellent report at its parliamentary reception last week. I have been clear since the new ambition was announced that the 75%…15 Jan 2019HANSARDCannabis-based Products: Medicinal UseWe commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce further guidance that should be out by October. Doctors are right to be cautious when the evidence…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will. We work closely with partners such as the BHF to harness new technology. Ultimately, this is about using data—big data—to ensure that patients benefit, and that is at…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, of course we recognise the economic strain that obesity puts on the NHS, which is why we are taking the action we are, including with our renewed focus on prevention. The…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authority Public Health Budgets: Prevention VisionYes, of course. Matters for the spending review are just that, but one thing that the right hon. Gentleman, as a former Health Minister, will have noticed—and probably welcomed—in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDObesityYes, we will. We recognise that it gives a good start in life. Working with my colleague the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Thurrock…15 Jan 2019HANSARDObesityYes, I do. I was fortunate enough to visit Southend pier before Christmas to talk to Jamie and Jimmy about this. Nutrition training and the understanding of what is involved in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDObesityOf course, health is devolved, but we talk to our opposite numbers all the time, as do our officials. Our north star ambition to halve child obesity by 2030 is right and it is…15 Jan 2019