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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are putting record levels of capital investment into the NHS to correct more than 14 years of Conservative failure. We are using public investment. We are…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government increased investment in mental health by an extra £688 million in 2025, with all systems forecast to deliver the mental health investment standard. As our…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCommunity Hospital ServicesI can well understand why my hon. Friend is particularly concerned about the impact of changes on cancer patients. I know that his integrated care board has heard his…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCross-party working on social care has never been un-instated. I know there is much more to do, but we have been in government for 18 months and we have put in £4 billion of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his advocacy on this matter. I know that it has been taken seriously by NHS leaders nationally as well as locally, and they listen carefully to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is quite right to hold the Government’s feet to the fire on this issue. We are having cross-Government discussions about this issue and other groups of victims of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Member for her question. Although of course we are considering prevalence and what is driving the apparent increase in conditions such as autism and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is absolutely right, and that is why a big part of our modernisation approach is to shift care out of hospital and into the community, making greater use of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesWe are striving towards meeting those standards, which were met so successfully under the last Labour Government. This Labour Government are having to pull out every stop to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are moving at pace on the modern service framework, but we have recognised those financial pressures, whether through the continuation of the children’s hospice grant over…13 Jan 2026HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesMy hon. Friend can be absolutely assured of that. I thank her for her powerful advocacy in this place, as well as for putting her words into action on the NHS frontline. She does…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, we are bringing forward the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill. It implements our commitment in the 10-year plan for health to prioritise UK medical graduates and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesRegardless of the challenges this winter presents, this is a Government who are facing into them. We have vaccinated over 17 million people this winter, which is 350,000 more than…13 Jan 2026HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesI absolutely join my hon. Friend in thanking NHS staff in Harlow and across the country for their incredible efforts during the toughest winter weeks. I particularly thank all…13 Jan 2026HANSARDA&E Waiting TimesA number of critical incidents have been running across the country this week. To be clear, a critical incident does not mean that there is unsafe care or that we are unable to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right; we have to shift care out of hospitals and closer to people’s homes to make sure that we do not end up with the situation he describes. I know that he is…13 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that issue, and I commend her for the work she is doing in this area. There is a real risk of post-natal depression. Certainly where…13 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareWithout pre-empting Baroness Amos’s work, let me say that the hon. Lady is absolutely right. We need to give staff the tools that will enable them to do the job to the best of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareEveryone accessing maternity care should be offered a personalised care and support plan, informed by a personalised risk assessment. That is so women have more control over their…13 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareI will make certain that my Department and the NHS look into what has happened to provision in the hon. Lady’s area, and I will write to her about it. She is quite right about the…13 Jan 2026