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HANSARDNHS Waiting ListsI honestly cannot believe the brass neck of Conservative Members; their time in government led to the longest waiting times and lowest patient satisfaction in the history of the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMen’s Health ServicesMay I first commend my hon. Friend not just on leading the recent International Men’s Day debate, but on his courage in speaking so openly about his own experience of sexual…25 Nov 2025HANSARDHealth InequalitiesI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for her question. She is right to raise the inequalities at the heart of poor maternity care, as well as failures in services overall. We…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMen’s Health ServicesI join my hon. Friend in commending Lord Cameron on his openness. Raising awareness, as we know, encourages men to come forward and leads to more diagnosis. He has done a great…25 Nov 2025HANSARDAccess to GPsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising some of the practical challenges that stand in our way to improving and expanding the primary care estate. We are looking into the issues…25 Nov 2025HANSARDCass Review ImplementationI am today updating the House on the Government’s efforts to provide better outcomes for children and young people with gender incongruence, in line with the recommendations of…24 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayWhat a pleasure to follow the spokespeople for the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats, the hon. Members for East Grinstead and Uckfield (Mims Davies) and for Mid…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTransforming the Health ServiceI am today updating the House on the Government’s plans to reform the health system in England, in line with our commitment to deliver a more accountable, productive and…12 Nov 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. On behalf of the Government and Labour Members, I associate myself fully with the remarks of the shadow Secretary of State, the right…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can absolutely give the hon. Gentleman that commitment. I work very well with my counterparts across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, regardless of party affiliations. I…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am so sorry to hear that having experienced such unimaginable heartbreak, the family then had to go through that additional trauma. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are putting £26 billion more into the NHS this year, which is investment that was opposed by the Conservative party.21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question and the inequalities to which he draws our attention. We will look at that report carefully. I am awaiting the recommendation of…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWithin days of taking office, I upheld the judgment made by my predecessor. We need to tread carefully and be sensitive in this space. We need to take an evidence-based approach…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to welcome my hon. Friend the Minister to his place. I will be honest: in effect, he has been a Minister since we came into government. We very…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman draws to our attention the appalling state that the NHS was left in by the previous Government. We are working at pace to introduce EPRs across the system. I am…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this matter to the House’s attention. It is appalling for coffee shops to be commandeered as spaces for the care of patients, and we…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to point out that the NHS is already running hot ahead of winter. We brought forward our winter planning for this year to get ahead. We are…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWaiting lists are lower now than when Labour took office, and that is in stark contrast with the record of the Government in which the shadow Secretary of State served; waiting…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the shadow Secretary of State to his place. It is good to hear from the Conservative Front Benchers; I had almost forgotten they existed. The Conservatives created a…21 Oct 2025