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HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThe hon. Gentleman is right to describe the state of dentistry and I will be getting my teeth into that issue very shortly. [Hon. Members: “Groan!”] It had to happen at some…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryPerhaps the hon. Lady could tell us why they want to run away from their record of 12 years.21 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe British people are sick and tired of hearing Conservative Ministers, after 12 years in government, passing the buck to everyone else and failing to take responsibility. Let us…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI associate myself with the Secretary of State’s remarks as we remember the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and support the families in their ongoing quest for justice.…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewThe Secretary of State has picked quite the week to talk about standards in leadership. I give a huge thanks to NHS staff and leaders for the work they are doing against the most…08 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceIt is not working.23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance Service(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the North East Ambulance Service and if he will launch an investigation.23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI pay tribute to the courage of the whistleblowers, as well as The Sunday Times journalists David Collins, Hannah Al-Othman and Shaun Lintern, without whom none of this would have…23 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldThis has been an excellent and wide-ranging debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron), and I say to my hon.…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhy does the Health Secretary think he has any licence to lecture the British people on their moral duty to pay taxes when he spent so many years avoiding his own?19 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care IntegrationThank you, Mr Speaker. You have clearly had a happy Easter. The fact is that the Government’s failure to fix the social care crisis is causing huge pressures on the NHS. As of…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. I would just say to the Secretary of State that he should be careful what he wishes for. I hope he will at least reply to the letter I sent him last…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillHow can I resist?30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care Billindicated assent .30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillIt was a great pleasure to see the Minister at the Dispatch Box, but I must warn him and the Minister for Care and Mental Health, the hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan),…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is certainly the case that refugees fleeing Ukraine—indeed, other conflict zones around the world—bring enormous skills to our…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and she will know of our party’s ambitious commitments, outlined by my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan), to ensure that…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI really do understand the hon. Member’s point. She would like to be able to save her services and lobby her colleagues in Government to make those decisions, but—speaking from…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillAs you already are, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I could not resist. The problem is that unless we face up to the scale of the workforce challenge, the Government simply will not…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. To be honest, I do not know whether No. 10 or No. 11 is running the show. We hear that the Chancellor also blocks the Prime Minister…30 Mar 2022