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HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanWe are so lucky to have my hon. Friend’s scientific expertise on our Benches, and we are also lucky that, despite being elected, she is doing research on behalf of the country in…03 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI can give my hon. Friend that assurance. The change will mean that people in Stevenage start to feel real improvements in their ability to access the NHS. Of course, that is in…03 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI am today announcing that I will be launching a national, independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care. Although pregnancy and childbirth should be a time of joy,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ashley Dalton), who is the Minister responsible for cancer, would be delighted to meet…17 Jun 2025HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesThis Government are committed to fixing the NHS and reducing A&E waiting times. Our new urgent and emergency care plan is backed by nearly £400 million of investment to deliver…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, on behalf of the NHS I apologise to my hon. Friend’s constituent. That is an intolerable situation, but sadly not rare or exceptional. There is too much of that happening,…17 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS Buildings: Maintenance BacklogsI absolutely appreciate the challenges that the hon. Member describes, having met with the trust myself. The Minister for Secondary Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol…17 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS Buildings: Maintenance BacklogsI thank my hon. Friend for the work that he and my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) are leading in partnership with the trust and…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will make sure that my hon. Friend gets that meeting.17 Jun 2025HANSARDAccess to GPsWe are investing an extra £900 million in general practice, and have reformed the GP contract to help bring back the family doctor and end the 8 am scramble. That contract reform…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat has been a running theme this morning, which will not be lost on Ministers. We will ensure, as we deliver neighbourhood health services, that people can receive care closer…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely: the NHS always does better under a Labour Government.17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows through bitter experience, that rotten industry always finds a way, and we have to keep on top of it and tackle the scourge of nicotine addiction. He…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am really proud of the contribution that overseas workers make to health and social care services across our country. If they all left tomorrow, the services would simply…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was in the Chamber to hear the hon. Member’s question. Obviously we are led by clinical advice when it comes to decisions on screening programmes, but I understand the case she…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to commend Sir Chris Whitty’s report. We have taken that into consideration, as well as the wider consultation we did in preparation for our 10-year…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. It is thanks to the fact that his constituents sent him to this House of Commons that we have a Labour Government able to deliver, with…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I just do not buy the argument that investing in our staff is somehow not investing in the NHS. Who on earth do the Opposition think provides the treatment, delivers the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the hon. Gentleman’s constituents will have noted, through his representations as a constituency MP, that he could not have fought harder to save that service. We…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMaking sure that women are giving birth safely is the ultimate priority and the least that women deserve. I understand my hon. Friend’s anxiety about this reconfiguration, and she…17 Jun 2025