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HANSARDTopical 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 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 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 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 2026HANSARDNHS StaffThe hon. Member is right to describe the appalling state of corridor care in this country. In fact, under the previous Government, not only was this allowed to emerge as an NHS…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 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Services: Independent ReviewToday, NHS England has published the independent review of NHS adult gender services, led by Dr David Levy. The review was commissioned by NHS England in June 2024 in response to…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI can certainly promise my hon. Friend that we will keep the House regularly updated. The risks he has described have weighed heavily on my conscience when putting in place a…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI wish I had certainty on this issue, and in some ways I envy my hon. Friend for his certainty. Having occasionally found myself to be a lonely voice in my party when sat on the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI am very happy to receive further clinical representations on this issue and to hear from experts on it. I hope the public will understand why, on this particular issue, I am not…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI assure the hon. Member that as part of this study, and as part of the roll-out of services across the country, we are focusing on the therapeutic support that she describes. We…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that we need a strong evidence base, that we need to conduct these conversations with great care, consideration and compassion, and that we…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialThe study includes a lot of research around wider therapeutic support and interventions, including mental health support. We are rolling out more clinics and services across the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI will take the hon. Member’s question in three parts. First, the opinion polling that she mentions shows that people in this country are overwhelmingly kind, and they want to…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialThe hon. Lady has offered a political opinion, not a clinical judgment. By that logic, we would not have any medicine for children and young people; we would never have undertaken…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI am grateful to the hon. Member for the way that she asks her question, as a critic of some of the decisions that I have taken in this space. The reassurance that I can offer is…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI will try to do that, Madam Deputy Speaker. We will ensure that young people get good access to wider evidence-led support. I have had to wrestle with the fact that some trans…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialMay I thank the hon. Member for the way in which he put his question? It is so important to emphasise that right across this House, there are many people who oppose this trial,…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialThe right hon. Member is right that we need that data linkage study. That will happen, but it will not produce the same evidence base as a clinical trial, and that is the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI first thank the right hon. Member for the way in which he puts his concerns. I know he is concerned about this trial and that he has stated publicly his opposition to it, and I…17 Dec 2025