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HANSARDAccess to Primary CareTo listen to the Secretary of State, you would think it was all going so well, so let me give him a reality check. In Tamworth last year, only a third of patients said it was easy…17 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Mid Bedfordshire last year, 165 children— [ Interruption. ] I do not know why Government Members are laughing; perhaps they should listen, as it is not our party that has let…17 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is not just Mid Bedfordshire. Across the country, the No.1 reason children aged six to 10 are admitted to hospital is tooth decay. Given that, will the Secretary of State at…17 Oct 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryI strongly echo the sentiments of the Secretary of State and thank him for advance sight of his statement. I welcome the appointment of Lady Justice Thirlwall to lead the inquiry…04 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Health Secretary said that he was willing to offer doctors a higher pay rise. Last night, the Chancellor slapped him down, saying that any increased offer will have…11 Jul 2023HANSARDBrain Cancer TreatmentsThe Minister is aware, I know, of the outstanding campaigning work that my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) is doing, not least because of the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsBut the worst strikes in the history of the NHS are still to come. The impact of the junior doctors’ strikes and the consultants’ strikes will be devastating for patients. The…11 Jul 2023HANSARDElectronic CigarettesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham, and to respond to the points made in the course of this afternoon’s debate on behalf of the official Opposition. I…29 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningBefore I begin, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the life of Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh of Mitcham and Morden. Margaret was the first women…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I congratulate the Health Secretary on his recent write-up as the next Leader of the Opposition. According to the i newspaper, his supporters are calling him “Mr…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that will do it. I want to turn to the most recent reports about the NHS workforce plan, because apparently not only is that plan delayed, but we now read in the media…06 Jun 2023HANSARD New HospitalsNormally, I would thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, but by the time it arrived we were already in the Chamber. But it is all right; we will manage.…25 May 2023HANSARDPatient ChoiceI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I also join him in paying tribute to the late Karen Lumley and, even more important, extending condolences to…25 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. This announcement was meant to be the Prime Minister’s relaunch after he received a drubbing in the local…09 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA 13-year-old girl who has already waited more than a year for spinal surgery has seen her operation cancelled twice because of the Government’s failure to negotiate an end to the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSo why is the Secretary of State not sat down with them today? He says that he cannot negotiate because the BMA will not budge on 35%, but that is not true, is it? He says that…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsThe Conservatives have cut 2,000 GPs since 2015 and now too many patients cannot get an appointment when they need one: 3,000 patients are waiting a month to see a GP in Dover;…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Finally, the invisible man appears; the Secretary of State was largely absent last week during the most disruptive…17 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Strikes(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the impact of the junior doctors’ strikes and what steps he is taking to…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ Strikes(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the impact of the junior doctors’ strikes and what steps he is taking to…30 Mar 2023