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HANSARDGlobal Health FrameworkWe are pleased to announce the publication of the “Global Health Framework: Working together towards a healthier world”. The framework sets out our vision to play a leading role…22 May 2023HANSARD Future of Stoma CareI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and for sharing her personal experience, which is a hugely valuable part of this debate. As I have said, a large number of products are…17 May 2023HANSARD Future of Stoma CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles Watling), my near neighbour, on securing this important…17 May 2023HANSARD Future of Stoma CareI totally agree. It has to be based on clinical need and on the choice of the individual patient. However, when we look at the examples of the areas that do this really well and…17 May 2023HANSARD Epidermolysis Bullosa: Drug Repurposing TrialsIf I am available I would be happy to do that. I thank my hon. Friend for his support for that charity, which is based in his constituency but works nationwide. The support that…09 May 2023HANSARD Epidermolysis Bullosa: Drug Repurposing TrialsAbsolutely. We work on clinical and medical research across our United Kingdom, and rightly so. We work very closely across all four nations. I am conscious of time, and I want to…09 May 2023HANSARD Epidermolysis Bullosa: Drug Repurposing TrialsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon) on securing this important debate, which has been helpful to highlight this serious condition and the efforts…09 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionI hear what my hon. Friend says, but we are talking about what is now history. I do not think anybody is realistically advocating any kind of change to the existing VPAS scheme—in…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionI am happy to. I will answer by making two points. The first is that the situation was entirely predicted. Forecasts and projections were given; whether industry believed them to…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionI thank the hon. Gentleman; I am going to come to that exact point. I want to respond to as many of the issues as possible, and—rarely for a Westminster Hall debate—we actually…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionLet me conclude the point, as I may well answer the hon. Gentleman. He has pushed me on the negotiation that we are about to start—on our mandate and where we would aim to get to.…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Anne Marie Morris) for securing this important and timely…03 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Over 12,000 more participants a month are recruited into clinical trials than before the pandemic, but we recognise that there is much…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can certainly ensure the House that we are seeking a mutually beneficial voluntary scheme that supports patient outcomes, a strong life sciences industry and a financially…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsI recognise the pressures on the system, but Labour has spent the non-dom money 10 times over. We are taking real action on this issue: real-terms spending on general practice is…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsI, too, have two daughters, so I recognise much of what my hon. Friend said—25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise this issue. Better communication with patients was one of the five principles at the heart of our elective recovery plan, which was published…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsYou do, too. Mine were not through IVF, but as a Back Bencher I also campaigned on IVF issues, because there was a postcode lottery on that around the country. That still exists…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS AppointmentsWe are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million GP appointments by 2024. To improve access to hospital appointments we are giving patients choice about…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Medicinal Cannabis: Economic ContributionThank you, Mr Stringer. My right hon. and learned Friend makes a good point. When we meet the members of the APPG, it is very hard not to be moved and to want to do all in our…20 Apr 2023