Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour (Co-op)MP for Ealing North
“This Government are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our hard-working NHS staff, and we have set an ambition to reduce sickness absence to its lowest recorded level. As part of meeting that ambition, we have launched new s…”
“I refer honourable members to the oral statement I made in the House today, 30 June 2026, on the Publication of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.…”
“With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the national maternity and neonatal investigation. Less than a week ago, I stood at this Dispatch Box to respond to the report by Donna Ockenden that exposed devastating fai…”
“I am pleased to inform the House that the Government and the British Medical Association’s Resident Doctors Committee (BMA RDC) have agreed a deal to resolve their dispute on pay and training places, bringing an end to a period of industria…”
“I refer honourable members to the oral statement I made in the House today, 24 June 2026, on the Publication of the Report from the Independent Maternity and Neonatal Review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts.…”
“With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust. Donna Ockenden’s review is the largest into a maternity service in the history of t…”
“I know what a sensitive, emotive and difficult issue this is. As I said in the House yesterday, I have myself struggled with the profound challenges this subject raises. We all, as adults, owe a duty of care to every child and young person …”
“I refer honourable members to the oral statement I made in the House today, 22 June 2026 , on the PATHWAYS Clinical Trial…”
“With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the Pathways trial. I know what a sensitive, emotive and difficult issue this is. I myself have wrestled with, and at times struggled with, the profound challenges that…”
“Thank you, Mr Speaker. This Labour Government were elected to build an NHS fit for the future. As Secretary of State, I am accelerating modernisation, but health inequalities start long before people access the NHS, so our focus on preventi…”
“Today I am publishing the outcome of Lord Mann’s review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS, alongside the Government’s response.…”
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Madam Deputy Speaker, if you were to ask anyone in Britain what they think about the NHS, I bet they would give you an answer without hesitation. No one would be lost for words, becaus…”
“Today, I am announcing the appointment of Michelle Welsh MP as a Maternity Advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care.…”
“The Chancellor and the Defence Secretary meet regularly to discuss defence, including the defence industrial strategy. As part of those discussions, they recently met leaders from the UK financial sector to discuss how private investment ca…”
“I am today laying before Parliament, “The European Union Finances Statement 2025: Statement on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement” (CP 1538). This is an annual publication; this year’s edition covers the period from 1 January 20…”
“In addition to changes in devolved government funding at Supplementary Estimates 2025-26, and in line with the Statement of Funding Policy, the Welsh Government has chosen to draw down £285.901 million in Resource DEL (excluding depreciatio…”
“My noble friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Livermore) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.…”
“Through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Government are introducing a strong, new community right to buy. That will empower communities to take ownership of and protect local assets. Alongside those new powers, the…”
“Public service pensions are a cornerstone of the remuneration package for hardworking people across our public services. Ensuring that they maintain their value over time is essential to delivering dignity in retirement for current and form…”
“Investment in our railways is a crucial part of our plan to unlock economic growth in every nation and region of the UK. Earlier this month, my right honourable Friend the Chancellor announced our plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail. That tr…”
“I, too, congratulate the honourable Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) on securing this debate. I thank honourable Members from both sides of the House for their powerful contributions. Although much of the debate has rightl…”
“I thank the Opposition for giving me another opportunity to remind Conservative Members how the Budget cut the cost of living, cut NHS waiting lists and cut Government borrowing. I have seen the shadow Chancellor across the Dispatch Box so …”
“As my honourable Friend will know, last year the Government signed a £100 million Falkirk and Grangemouth growth deal with the Scottish Government. At the Budget this year, we further recognised Grangemouth’s centuries of history as a key U…”
“Last week, the “Economic and fiscal outlook” was accessed prematurely ahead of the Budget. The Office for Budget Responsibility took full responsibility for this and conducted a review into what had happened. That report was published on Mo…”
“I thank my right honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for opening the debate. Of course, today’s debate follows yesterday’s publication of the OBR’s report into the early release of the “Economic and fiscal ou…”
“I would like to make a statement to the House on two separate but related matters. The first is regarding communication with the public in the lead-up to the Budget. I understand that this is a topic that has held much interest and speculat…”
“The Tax Credits Act 2002 and Social Security Administration Act 1992 place a statutory duty on His Majesty’s Treasury to review the rates of Child Benefit each year in line with the general level of prices. There is a further statutory duty…”
“Every Minister in this Government takes their obligations to this House very seriously. There has been much speculation, as is usual ahead of a Budget, but the Chancellor will come to this House on 26 November and deliver a Budget that will…”
“I thank the shadow Chancellor for opening today’s debate. It is two weeks until Budget day, and it is just over two weeks since the last motion tabled by the official Opposition that sought to debate the content of the Budget before it is a…”
“More than 700,000 small businesses across the UK pay no business rates at all as they receive 100% small business rate relief. We are transforming business rates over this Parliament. We are cutting bureaucracy, too—removing the need for th…”
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