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HANSARDDental ServicesI thank my hon. Friend and I look forward to being grilled by him and his Committee in due course—at least, I think I do. Perhaps I can assist him, first, on the very important…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesI am delighted to be able to inform the hon. Member that NHS England has provided guidance for ICBs that requires dental funding to be ringfenced, with any unused resources…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesMay I, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, wish Mr Speaker a very speedy recovery? As Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, I want to reform our NHS and social care system…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I was. What is more, we looked carefully at the figures in relation to overseas care workers. We are grateful to all international people who work in our NHS and our care…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will be delighted to visit that hospital with my hon. Friend—I suspect that I will be visiting a lot of hospitals.05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will not comment on evidence from the covid inquiry, given that it is an independent inquiry. However, on the general principle of encouraging people back into work, we have the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assume from the hon. Gentleman’s question that he fully supports our efforts to get consultants back into hospitals as well as junior doctors and doctors in training. It is all…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I thank my hon. Friend for bringing his professional expertise to the Chamber? Of course, minimising “did not attends” is a critical part of ensuring that clinical time is…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have in fact made progress by delivering record numbers of urgent cancer checks, and levels of first treatments following an urgent cancer referral have been consistently above…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI genuinely thank the hon. Lady for her warm welcome, and indeed I welcome her to her first outing at the Dispatch Box. As she was describing where the hon. Member for Ilford…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very pleased to meet my right hon. Friend, the families and other Essex MPs to discuss that important inquiry.05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, careful thought has gone into the announcements that were made in the autumn statement, and of course I will work with the Secretary of State and the Chancellor…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy priority as Secretary of State is to reform our NHS and social care system to make it faster, simpler and fairer. Since my appointment, we are making progress. To make our…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will; it would be a pleasure.05 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Health: Opt-out HIV TestingThe Government remain committed to ending new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. In order to do this successfully, we must identify and treat more of those who are…29 Nov 2023HANSARDNHS Consultants: Pay OfferAfter several weeks of constructive negotiation with the British Medical Association and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association committees, I am pleased to inform the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNHS Federated Data Platform: Contract AwardToday, NHS England announced that, following an open and competitive procurement, it has awarded a group led by Palantir Technologies UK, with support from Accenture, PwC, NECS…21 Nov 2023HANSARDVoluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and GrowthI am pleased to inform Parliament that agreement has been reached on a Heads of Agreement for the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access, and Growth (VPAG).…20 Nov 2023HANSARDPost Office Compensation Schemes: Tax ExemptionsPost Office Ltd is compensating postmasters for the suffering they have experienced due to the Horizon IT scandal, which arose following the installation of the Horizon software…08 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Finance Bill Legislation: VAT and ExciseThe Government are committed to taking full advantage of the opportunities available following EU exit to improve the tax system and have made strong progress in removing,…20 Oct 2023