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HANSARDCare Sector SalariesI agree with my hon. Friend. I am proud that this Government have taken quick action within our first 100 days. Thanks to the Employment Rights Bill, which is UK-wide legislation,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to have my hon. Friend and his experience in the House, standing up for his community and giving us his advice and wisdom as we develop our 10-year plan. We are…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shadow Secretary of State is right to say that we need staff in place to do the job. The additional funding announced by the Chancellor in the Budget is central to the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have been busy announcing investment in hospices, an uplift in funding for general practice, action through disabled facilities grants and a new independent commission on adult…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was in Cumbria recently, and I was struck by the fact that the care home I visited in Carlisle is delivering great intermediate care for the NHS at half the price of a hospital…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the former Prime Minister’s question, and he is right to commend the research. We are actively looking at it. Given that he is here and that we are currently taking…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is right to raise cases where there are multiple comorbidities or complex conditions requiring a range of care services. That is why we need to design services…07 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Primary CareToday there are 1,399 fewer full-time equivalent GPs than in 2015, and NHS dentistry is at death’s door. This Government will fix the front door to the NHS. We have announced an…07 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Primary CareI am grateful to the hon. Member for that question. I am incredibly sorry about the awful conditions in which staff in that practice are having to see patients and in which the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Primary CareOf course I will meet the hon. Lady. It would be daft of me to say no to the Chair of the Select Committee; otherwise, she will see me in less pleasant circumstances. In all…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. She was literally the first person to lobby me immediately after the general election, about her hospital, having already lobbied me…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are determined to improve children and young people’s experience of both mental and physical health services, and we are determined to do more to ensure that mental health and…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCare Sector SalariesI am grateful to the hon. Member for that question. With our fair pay agreements, we will be bringing together government, public and private sector employers and staff trade…07 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Primary CareThat was a rare admission of failure in this House by the SNP. I am very sorry to hear that general practice in Scotland is in such a sorry state, because here in England we are…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesOf course, clinical need is paramount and must always drive decision making about who to treat when and the order in which people are treated. That is why I find the question…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesWhat the shadow Minister neglects to mention is that the Chancellor has protected the winter fuel allowance for the poorest pensioners, and she has also put in place the warm home…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesI thank the hon. Member for that question. I agree with him about the need for clarity as well as consistency. We undertook the review into the new hospital programme because the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Primary CareI think the shadow Minister will find that GPs welcome the £889 million uplift announced just before Christmas. That is the biggest boost to general practice in years. It is part…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesThis Government are delivering on our commitment to cut NHS waiting lists and end the Tory backlog. We have taken immediate action with an additional £1.8 billion to support…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Conservatives cannot, on the one hand, welcome the investment and, on the other hand, condemn the means of raising it. Would they cut NHS and care services, or would they…07 Jan 2025