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HANSARD Business of the HouseFifty people have lost their jobs as administrators begin to rifle through the remnants of the Coventry City of Culture Trust. Not only have the livelihoods of very hard-working…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) on her brilliant maiden speech. She has done both her family and her constituents proud,…16 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsHappy International Women’s Day, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is great to see you back in the Chair. Last week I visited Georgie Porgies Pre-School in Holbrooks, in my constituency.…08 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverI agree. Sadly, we look at the pharmacy shelves and see that many patients are not picking up their prescriptions, or patients come to the pharmacy counter, realise how much a…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for securing such an important debate. As a cancer…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Foreign Governments are requiring British workers to certify their covid status before taking employment in their countries. That leaves people who are medically exempt from…31 Jan 2023HANSARDMaternity Outcomes: Migrant Women3. What steps the Government are taking to reduce disparities in maternity outcomes for migrant women.25 Jan 2023HANSARDMaternity Outcomes: Migrant WomenLast year, the Government’s maternity taskforce pleaded with the Government to provide better maternity care for migrant women, but eight in 10 refugee and migrant women are still…25 Jan 2023HANSARDCommercial Breeding for LaboratoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for introducing this e-petition debate. I also…16 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyToday I would like to cover two matters that are deeply important to my constituents and where the Government have consistently failed to show vision or leadership and have left…11 Jan 2023HANSARDCancer ServicesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Erewash (Maggie Throup), a former Health Minister, who spoke with so much authority about the current workforce challenges, but also…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) for securing this important and timely debate.…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThat is an excellent question. I could be here for hours explaining what I would like to see, but essentially, what I and many in the profession would like to see is an…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMany Members will remember that the Health and Social Care Committee recently published a report on the NHS workforce—a report that the Government frustratingly chose to ignore.…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Given that there were nearly 30,000 medical school applications last year from British students who really want to study medicine,…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I want to put on the record that my mum is a practising nurse.06 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022I welcome the changes proposed today, but can the Minister elaborate on whether the GDC will be given more support with reviewing the performers list validation by experience,…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Economic Impact of LockdownsIn my city of Coventry, many small businesses were hit considerably by covid and are still being hit because of the cost of living crisis. Does the right hon. Lady agree that in…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideThis is a slight change of topic, but in Coventry we have had young people paralysed due to the neurological effects of this particular drug. Would the Minister speak to his…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Staffing LevelsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for securing this important debate. As the…22 Nov 2022