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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will always work with my hon. Friend and the trust on capital improvements where needed, but I am pleased to note that the trust has been allocated significant investment from…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Cell and Gene Therapies: Skills ProvisionI start by congratulating the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this important debate. Before I get into the substance of the debate, I wanted specifically to thank…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI have heard that from other charities, groups and organisations representing those with rare diseases and conditions. It is right that we respect the independence of the National…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. Again, he has pre-empted what I was about to say next. I listened intently to his question to the Secretary of State during the…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. Given the complexity of the issue he raises, it might be helpful if I respond in greater depth at our meeting, where I will invite…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaThe hon. Lady pre-empts my next sentence, but let me give way to my right hon. Friend before I continue.07 Sept 2023HANSARD Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaLet me start by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for securing this important debate on FOP and for his powerful and compelling…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Cell and Gene Therapies: Skills ProvisionAs was raised multiple times in the previous debate, the National Institute for Health and Care Research supports the development of researchers, including through its £790…07 Sept 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityI will come on to the hon. Gentleman’s specific point, but he is absolutely right. On remaining in post and Government reshuffles, the Prime Minister giveth and the Prime Minister…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this important debate on the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityI will come on to this point in greater depth, but many of the conversations that my hon. Friend and I have had on health issues, and previously on education issues as well, were…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and will jump to the part of my speech that covers equipment, because the issue has been raised by all hon. Members during the debate.…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityIn short, the answer is yes. There are perverse incentives that exist across Government, and the NHS is no exception. Wherever we identify them, we have to work to drive them out…18 Jul 2023HANSARDBrain Cancer TreatmentsI thank the hon. Member for that question and join him in paying tribute to the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh), especially after the tragic loss of her…11 Jul 2023HANSARDBrain Cancer TreatmentsWe are working closely with research partners, and although I am pleased to say that more research is being funded, we want to see more research in brain cancer treatments. We…11 Jul 2023HANSARDBrain Cancer TreatmentsI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and I am sorry to hear of his own personal experience. He is absolutely right that, in relation to children, I am very keen to find a way…11 Jul 2023HANSARDBrain Cancer TreatmentsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I am sorry to hear of the experience of her three constituents. There certainly is hope within the long-term workforce plan. As she…11 Jul 2023HANSARDInternational Health RegulationsShould the UK Government wish to accept an IHR amendment, changes to domestic law to reflect proposed obligations may indeed be required. The Government would therefore prepare…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is hugely frustrating, because I know how hard my hon. Friend campaigned for the Stockton community diagnostic centre and that he recognises the urgency of increasing…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsHaving responded to the hon. Lady’s Adjournment debate last Thursday, I hear the calls she has made. I know that she has also written to the Secretary of State, and I will ensure…11 Jul 2023