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HANSARDDraft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022I thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I will certainly come to that—probably in summing up—because the performers list is a wholly separate issue. The draft order is about…06 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022I take your instruction on the passing of notes, Mr Bone; it will not happen again. Let me answer a number of the points made by the hon. Member for Enfield North, starting with…06 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022My understanding is that, on this particular point around dental care professional registration with the GDC, the majority were opposed. That is the one major point where we…06 Dec 2022HANSARDAccountability in the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on bringing this important…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAccountability in the NHSMy right hon. Friend is right that there is a lot more that we can do. Reflecting what he has just said, I will touch on some of the measures that have been put in place over…30 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Staffing LevelsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for raising this important issue. I join her…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Staffing LevelsThe hon. Gentleman is right that that is happening and I will come on to that matter in more detail. I would be happy to meet him, because it is an issue that I know needs…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Staffing LevelsMental health does not fall specifically within my brief—it falls within that of the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Healthcare Facilities: WeybridgeFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) on securing this important debate. He has been a strong advocate for the rebuild of the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are fully committed to delivering a new hospital in Sutton, one of the 40 new hospitals to be built by 2030. Officials from the Department and the NHS are working closely with…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to say that we are supporting the NHS to deliver up to 160 community diagnostic centres by March 2025, 89 of which are already operational, as part of £2.3…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWorkforce Shortages: Rural AreasMinisters and officials regularly engage with a wide range of organisations to ensure that we are alert to the staffing issues facing the NHS and care sector across our country.…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWorkforce Shortages: Rural AreasI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She is a passionate campaigner on this issue. I recently responded to a debate on this issue led by her. She also chairs the all-party…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWorkforce Shortages: Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman raises an interesting point. It is not something that has come across my desk in the two days I have had this portfolio, but I will of course meet local…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWorkforce Shortages: Rural AreasI thank my hon. Friend for his compliment. He raises an important issue. I know that my predecessor not only agreed to meet him, but undertook to visit Worcester. I would be happy…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWorkforce Shortages: Rural AreasOf course retention is as important as recruitment. Since September, we have had the non-repayable training grant, which is a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, additional…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNursing Workforce: Recruitment and RetentionWe are on target to meet the 50,000 nurses manifesto commitment, with nursing numbers more than 29,000 higher in August this year than they were in September 2019 and more than…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNursing Workforce: Recruitment and RetentionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. We remain absolutely committed to growing and supporting our vital NHS workforce. In addition to the work already in place to continue…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNursing Workforce: Recruitment and RetentionI thank my right hon. Friend for her question and I look forward to visiting Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital as soon as possible. She rightly raises cancer referrals.…01 Nov 2022HANSARD World Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. It is great to be back and to be reappointed. I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on…27 Oct 2022