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HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningIn Medway, which is an area with high levels of deprivation, mortality rates for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significantly higher than the average in…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesThank you, Dr Huq. I thank colleagues for participating in the debate, either through speeches or through some of the excellent interventions we have heard—it is much appreciated.…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling loneliness and connecting communities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I know this…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesThe hon. Member is right. It was remiss of me not to mention that farmer loneliness and isolation is a huge issue, in particular its impact on mental health. There are some…21 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsI think this is my first time speaking under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris; I am sure it will be a great pleasure. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on…13 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsI entirely agree. Data sharing will help cancer outcomes full stop, not just in the example she gives. If my GP sent me for a breast screening, for example, the person doing the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsI just want to say that I was never not in my place; I was fortunate enough to go through cancer treatment during covid, when we were all working under a hybrid procedure.…13 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Medicines: AppraisalsI think it is very important that the Minister also meets the pharmaceutical companies, because there is a counterclaim to the statistic from NICE that he has just given. The…13 Jun 2023HANSARDVisa Applications from Afghanistan: Women and GirlsAs part of the Government’s resettlement scheme for Afghan citizens facing threats of persecution from the Taliban, the Home Office granted visas to the Afghan women’s junior…22 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingToday’s announcement is welcome, especially given that in my own constituency we have seen a vital rural route—the 155—withdrawn, removing connectivity and unfortunately…17 May 2023HANSARD Centre-assessed GradesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. May I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) on securing the debate? I…10 May 2023HANSARD Centre-assessed GradesI am sorry to interrupt the Minister’s peroration, but part of my speech was about being very explicit about cancer. The Minister is absolutely correct that cancer is covered by…10 May 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanOver the past year, residents across Chatham and Aylesford have suffered repetitive instances of antisocial behaviour involving noise nuisance from cars and bikes and unauthorised…27 Mar 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention and the National CurriculumOn the review, will the Minister commit to speaking to the parents and loved ones of those who have taken their lives to hear them tell their stories and explain why they believe…13 Mar 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention and the National CurriculumDoes my hon. Friend agree that one issue is that mental health first aid training is not a standard provision and that quite often it is only employed by people after a tragic…13 Mar 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention and the National CurriculumIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on his excellent and powerful opening…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkThe Secretary of State will know that there are acute shortages of teachers in STEM subjects. She may well also know that we on the Science and Technology Committee looked into…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Football Governance White PaperI join those on the Front Bench in paying tribute to John Motson. He was not just a commentator of great football matches; he was a commentator inside the head of millions of kids…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesI refer the House to my various sport-related entries on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. When David Cameron rang me in May 2015 to ask me to be his Sports Minister,…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesWill the hon. Member give way?10 Jan 2023