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HANSARDEngagementsOwen Carey died just across the river from here, underneath the London Eye, after suffering a severe allergic reaction while out celebrating his 18th birthday. He had simply eaten…24 May 2023HANSARDFood Labelling and AllergiesIt is good of you to call me so early, Sir Graham. I was really keen to make a contribution to today’s important debate, the subject of which was ably laid out by my hon. Friend…15 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI welcome the plan, which I note the Government have released at the first possible moment after the local election purdah period. Members of the Health and Social Care Committee…09 May 2023HANSARDReforms to NHS DentistryIt is a pleasure to follow the opening speech of the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins), who has brought back many happy memories of our time together when I was…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsYes. School food is important. My good friend, the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson), chair of the all-party parliamentary group on school food, is…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsYes, and I will come on to my asks. One that I was not going to cover, but will, is the discrepancy between the amount we pay for the universal infant entitlement and the amount…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsThat is the point of today’s debate. I will supplement the figures that the hon. Lady gave in one moment. We have slightly digressed, and now we are back on subject. I am told…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsAs I mentioned the hon. Lady, I had best give way to her.25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsI do, and if I were a London MP, I would be very concerned about that. I can understand that the policy is electorally attractive on a leaflet, but unless it is funded, we could…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency CareThat urgent and emergency care plan, which was announced in January, was received with acclaim by me and, indeed, with wide acclaim. It was described as a two-year plan to…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsI beg to move, That this House has considered universal infant free school meals. It is good to see you in the headteacher’s chair, Mr Gray. In my time in the House, I have seen…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsWe can go down this rabbit hole. The funding can be found up front, as it was for the free bus pass entitlement, but it can then tail away. It is a matter of whether it is…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsYes, headmasters and headmistresses are in a very difficult position; I will quote some of them shortly. Representatives of UK wholesalers have contacted me to express concern…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateIn his second interim report, Sir Brian Langstaff makes it clear that the Government have everything they need to implement the compensation framework now. I repeat the pertinent…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementI am puzzled by this debate. I cannot understand whether it is actually a debate about constitutional procedure in the House of Commons and whether we want more referenda—I would…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementAs a former health Minister with responsibility for the WHO, I worked with the organisation. It is supranational, but it is 100% driven by its members and we, as the second…17 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesReports over the weekend suggest that the British Medical Association has asked its members not to engage with trusts if they intend to strike, as the Secretary of State has…17 Apr 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsI have never name-checked them in this House, but Auntie Jane and Auntie Jenni ran the BABIES breastfeeding support group at Lanterns nursery, which still exists in Winchester,…08 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsOn that point, will my right hon. Friend take an unlikely intervention?08 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsI welcome my hon. Friend’s speech and I welcome his Select Committee conducting an inquiry into childcare and early education. We can talk about entitlement as much as we like,…08 Mar 2023