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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur NHS is broken. This Government have been honest about the problems we face because we are serious about fixing them, and we have not wasted a moment. We have appointed Lord…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to see my hon. Friend back in the House. She campaigns relentlessly on this vital issue, and it would be very risky for me to do anything other than agree to meet…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, there is a judicial review of the former Secretary of State’s decision, which I am defending. The matter is sub judice, so I will steer clear of it. To go back to first…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud that the Deputy Prime Minister will be delivering the commitment to build 1.5 million new homes. It is absolutely vital that the infrastructure needed is delivered…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI warmly welcome the hon. Member to her place. She is absolutely right to raise the plight of unpaid family carers. They are part of the team, as far as this Government are…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf all the issues that keep me awake at night, maternity safety is top of the list. We have already heard about the staffing shortages and the actions we will take to address…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to welcome my hon. Friend to his place. I am personally grateful to the Royal Free hospital for saving my life when I went through kidney cancer. NHS waiting lists…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite my best efforts, the hon. Gentleman is back. I congratulate him through gritted teeth. I was very impressed by what I saw at King’s Mill hospital, and I am proud of the…23 Jul 2024HANSARD NHSHow is that going?23 May 2024HANSARD NHSLet me start with a few points of genuine consensus. First, I associate myself and my party wholeheartedly with the right hon. Lady’s remarks about the hon. Member for South…23 May 2024HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesHappy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. Westminster is awash with rumours that the Prime Minister will call a July general election, presumably to avoid giving his Rwanda gimmick the…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe last Labour Government delivered the shortest waiting times and the highest patient satisfaction in history, which is a record that the right hon. Lady’s Government cannot…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Health Secretary has promised that the Government will provide an extra 2.5 million dental appointments this year, but the dentistry Minister, the right hon. Member for South…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for Members of this House to attack individual officers, such as the chief medical officer, or the civil service more…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI do not know whether there is a problem with the speaker system in here, because this is the second time I have had an intervention after answering the question. I have already…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillUntil the early 2000s, every pub you walked into was filled with smoke. One in every four people in this country was a smoker. The last Labour Government banned smoking in public…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy hon. Friend the Member for York Central made the really good point—a point that needs to be well understood in the context of this debate—that vaping is undoubtedly,…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe record will show that I answered the right hon. Gentleman’s question. I talked about banning things and taking away people’s choice, and there are plenty of things that we do…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. It falls to me to defend the Government against their own Members, but to be fair to this Government, they have consulted on…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillPerhaps the hon. Member will tell us.16 Apr 2024