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HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsHaving seen some of the footage, it is hard for me to disagree with the words that the hon. Gentleman has used. I know that the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I understand that a Bill to reform the Mental Health Act is in the Lords. I cannot give her a further update on that as I am not the…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsOn the hon. Member’s first question, I am a little cautious only because I am not the responsible Minister, but my understanding—I have not heard this at first hand—is that the…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for this important question. Like him, I have been horrified by the treatment of vulnerable people at the Edenfield Centre, which has been brought…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsWe are absolutely fully committed to attracting, training and recruiting the mental health workforce of the future. Through our plans set out in “Implementing the Five Year…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsI thank my hon. Friend for his further question. I know that he has met the Under-Secretary, NHS England and the trust, and has had an opportunity to ask questions. On his points…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and he is absolutely right that patients and their families deserve and indeed expect the highest standards of care quality. Safe services…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. As a former Children’s Minister who every week read the serious incident notification report, I am a little bit disappointed in it for…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsThe Government are absolutely committed to ensuring that all patients receive safe and high-quality care in all settings. As the hon. Lady pointed out, we are investing more than…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsThe hon. Lady is right. I believe what I saw to be disgusting too. She specifically referenced those with learning disabilities and autistic people in long-term segregation. NHS…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareI have made a note of my hon. Friend’s question and I am going to come to it in a moment. The answer is no, but only because it is not my responsibility. It is the Minister of…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareI thank the hon. Member for his question. I am not going to make policy on the hoof, so I will not say yes now, but we are fast approaching the next GP contract, which will run…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. Before I start, let me pay tribute to the work of those in the NHS and social care services across England, who are…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareI am conscious of time, so I will have to come back to the hon. Gentleman. We are going to meet, and we can discuss that at length. I know it is a concern of his.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareYes—absolutely right. My hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) raised seasonal visitors. I know that is an issue across Cornwall and Devon, and I would…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Dental Training College: East AngliaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) on securing this debate on the potential merits of establishing a dental training college in East Anglia. It…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is with great sadness that, on behalf of the people of Colchester, I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty dedicated her reign to serving our…10 Sept 2022HANSARDContingency Fund Application: Departmental UpdateI hereby give notice of the Department for Education’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund. This follows the Department’s announcement on 11 March that a new…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools, High Needs and Central School Services: Provisional Funding Allocations 2023-24Today I am confirming provisional funding allocations for 2023-24 through the schools, high needs and central school services national funding formulae (NFF). Overall, core…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme: Performance DataThis update presents the latest performance data for the National Tutoring Programme the Government are publishing today. On 26 May, the Secretary of State for Education (James…19 Jul 2022