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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the number of patients waiting for admission for an operation or procedure today higher or lower than when this Government took office?14 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWell, that was clearly no answer to my question, so let me give it: the Government’s own figures show that the number is higher. Additionally, in response to concerns that I have…14 Jul 2026HANSARDHeart Disease and Stroke: Premature DeathsMy right hon. Friend is so right. When he was describing its importance, I was thinking about one of my very dear friends who suffered quite a debilitating stroke. I thought, “If…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHeart Disease and Stroke: Premature DeathsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Ribble (Mr Foster) on securing this important debate and talking about his…02 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and I thank Baroness Amos and her team for their compassionate work. As I said last week, I pay tribute to the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement and Donna Ockenden and her team for the care and compassion with which they conducted the review. We had a…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThis has been an important debate. It has been a difficult debate, but a necessary one none the less. There are some subjects in public life where the easiest course is silence,…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI can assure the hon. Lady that I have given this an enormous amount of consideration. I understand what she is saying, but my argument is that we already have a set of data on…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI am going to continue because I want to give the Minister the opportunity to respond. The Secretary of State says that this trial will help settle the evidence, but a trial that…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for opening this important debate on behalf of the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI begin by welcoming the Secretary of State and the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Birmingham Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill), to their…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry, but that was simply waffle. This matter needs decisive action now; these drugs are absolutely critical to some children. This cancer drugs tax has already closed one…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthMay I begin by apologising to Members? I have sought permission from Mr Speaker to leave early today, because I have a long-standing event in my constituency that I have to…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthDo you know, I am going to cry in a minute! I thank the hon. Gentleman, although that is the second opportunity he has missed to mention Harlow—I am getting worried about him! […04 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI begin by welcoming the Secretary of State to his new post, and thank him for sharing his very personal story about what the NHS means to him. I look forward to our future…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI would point the hon. Lady to how the NHS was being run in Wales—it certainly was not the great success that she is trying to allude to. In politics there are difficult jobs and…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI gently remind the hon. Lady that it was the former Secretary of State who said that he did not want to go through another reorganisation, because it would be very costly. We…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillYes, and this is— [ Interruption. ] It is slightly patronising to say to someone, “Read the Bill”. Clearly my hon. Friend has, and we have been talking about this in great detail.…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillThat is exactly one of the issues that needs to be ironed out. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will ensure that the Committee considers the impact for devolved Administrations,…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend raises a very important point; it is an area that the Committee will have to look at very carefully. I listened carefully to what the Secretary of State said, and I…01 Jun 2026