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HANSARDTopical QuestionsNothing is more sobering than hearing experiences of the life-and-death difference between the NHS being there for people when they need it and it not being there when they need…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne rationale for both the 10-year plan and the medium-term planning we are doing across the NHS is to ensure better integration, with the principle of people receiving the right…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialToday, I am updating the House that the preliminary work to establish the pathways clinical trial into the prescription of puberty suppressants for children and young people with…23 Feb 2026HANSARDNHS Agenda for Change WorkforceToday, I am announcing that from April 2026, over 1.4 million NHS staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions will receive a 3.3% pay rise. The uplift is above the Office for…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEarly Support HubsThis year, the theme of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Week is “This is My Place”, drawing important attention to children and young people’s sense of belonging and the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDNursing WorkforceToday I am announcing a comprehensive package to recognise the value of the nursing profession. Nurses are essential to leading and delivering the Government’s 10-year health…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I begin by thanking the Leader of the House, the Chief Whip, their counterparts in the other place, colleagues in my…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI will make some progress because, with respect, I have not yet set out the measures that we are to debate today. Let me take the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI certainly do have sympathy with that argument. We have begun to move the system in the right direction in terms of giving applicants greater preference in placements, but it is…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI will give way to the hon. Member for Henley and Thame (Freddie van Mierlo) and then to my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin (Alistair Strathern).27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillStudents studying in Malta will not be prioritised in the Bill, but they will still be able to make applications. Queen Mary University’s Malta website is clear that Queen Mary…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThat is right. I have to say, many of my counterparts around the world cannot fathom how we ended up in this situation in the first place. They certainly do not do as we have been…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI will say two things to the hon. Gentleman. This Bill does not in any way detract from the fundamental point that the NHS has always been an overseas recruiter and we have always…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI am certainly aware of my right hon. Friend’s concerns. I can give her that assurance and will report back to her on progress. Without action to prioritise UK medics, we will…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI will give way to the hon. Lady and then to my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds).27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy hon. Friend is right about the measures in the Bill. He is also right about the importance of our relationship with Malta, which is long-standing and deep, and this Government…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillWe set UK medical school places based on future health system needs. We cannot control how many places the overseas campus universities create, whether they are UK-based…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillAs I have said, the position we have set out is founded on fairness. The basis on which people have applied to these universities has made it clear that the universities cannot…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI will take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman. I will come to my right hon. Friend in a moment.27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the contribution that international medical graduates make, and I have no doubt that that will continue to be the case for many years to…27 Jan 2026