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HANSARD NHS Dentists: CumbriaThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, which I will come to. He is absolutely right that the distance from the nearest available treatment affects urban as well as rural…03 Jul 2019HANSARD NHS Dentists: CumbriaThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point; in a moment I will come to some answers to those problems. The challenge is especially acute in rural communities when it comes to…03 Jul 2019HANSARD NHS Dentists: CumbriaJust so the Minister is fully aware of the facts—I know this predates her time in this role—the NHS talked in its long-term plan about its vision for early identification of…03 Jul 2019HANSARDFree PrescriptionsAccess to prescriptions is made much harder given the closure of 233 community pharmacies in the last two years, so will the Minister introduce an essential community pharmacies…18 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing LadderThe Government are failing to meet the housing needs of young people in the south lakes, while ignoring the simple fact that thousands of local houses are sitting empty as second…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Given that waiting for the social care Green Paper makes Godot seem prompt, will the Minister agree to meet representatives of the Opposition parties, as well as leaders of…17 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. This logjammed and underworked Parliament could become one of the best if we chose to work across the parties to fix our broken social care system. Through free votes, good…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Housing AssociationsDoes the hon. Gentleman share my concern that, owing to their status, neither housing associations nor private landlords are required to respond to freedom of information…12 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasOne of the silver linings of the decision of the high street banks to abandon our town centres is that post offices are now able to pick up that slack. The Minister said earlier…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sure Start: IFS ReportI congratulate the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) on raising this incredibly important issue. The Minister talks rightly about evidence-based decision making.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDTelephone and Online ScamsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising an important point. One issue is resource; another is time and expertise. We are not dealing with stuff that is simple to fix. He…04 Jun 2019HANSARDTelephone and Online ScamsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore) for securing this extremely important debate. As he has…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionIn 1992, the Prime Minister and I toured the working men’s clubs of north-west Durham and I was hugely impressed with her resilience in front of audiences that were as hostile to…22 May 2019HANSARDChild PovertyWhile there are only 300 people registered as unemployed in my constituency, there are nearly 2,500 children living below the poverty line, which tells us that living in a…21 May 2019HANSARD HealthIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan), with whom I work closely and proudly on the all-party parliamentary group on radiotherapy. When the NHS…14 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, which I support very strongly. It is very timely, of course. A recent Women’s Aid report showed that about a third of domestic…13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillI thank the Minister for giving way—he is being very generous. On that point, however valuable and commendable many of the proposals he mentions may be, does he not feel that this…13 May 2019HANSARDRadiotherapy ServicesWill the Secretary of State agree to look personally at the case for a new satellite radiotherapy unit at Westmorland General Hospital, tied to the Rosemere unit in Preston? I had…07 May 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good point. Does he agree that the value to our mental health of the environment and of time spent in it is clearly proven? In my constituency,…09 Apr 2019HANSARDTax Paid: ReductionsGiven that our social care system is breaking, causing indignity, poverty and hardship to millions of people in their old age, might it be time to consider increasing fair taxes,…09 Apr 2019