Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“3. What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels.…”
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Dr Zubir Ahmed
LabourMP for Glasgow South West
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Debate
Backbench Business: Debate on potential merits of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am really grateful to my honourable friend for giving way and making such a powerful speech. He always holds a moral compass up to us all in this place. Does she agree with me that those that deny young ch…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Business and Trade
“4. What recent steps his Department has taken to support the advanced manufacturing sector.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
“I start by commending my right honourable Friend on his thoughtful and considerate approach to this investigation and other matters during his time in office. He rightly spoke about culture, and others have spoken about ideology. Does he ag…”
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Debate
Legacy of Jo Cox
“I did not know Jo, but I acutely remember the day when Jo was murdered. I was working as a doctor across the river in Guy’s hospital. I remember being unable to sleep that night, and seeing my right honourable Friend the Member for Ilford N…”
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Legislation
Health Bill
“Twenty-one years ago, when I started my NHS career as a junior doctor, there were Labour Governments in every part of Britain, and I was proud to have practised in every single nation of our country. The NHS then exemplified the mood of our…”
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Debate
Defence Readiness
“My honourable Friend is making a thought-provoking contribution, and I thank her for her leadership on international aid, both before she came to this place and now. With Gaza in mind, does she agree that although the cameras have turned aw…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“Mental health funding will rise by £140 million in real terms this year, reaching a record £16.1 billion. That is on top of capital investment of £473 million over four years to deliver new models of care and digital transformation. However…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Funeral Directors: Regulation
“I am grateful to the honourable Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for securing this important debate and for her continued advocacy on behalf of her constituents. As the honourable Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) highlighted…”
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Written statement
Capital Investment for Research Call through the National Institute for Health and Care Research
“Today I am pleased to announce that DHSC, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is awarding £47.8 million to fund equipment that will help the NHS to deliver high quality commercial research. This investment in…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“Mental health issues affect all ages, and the support is not always there. We are determined to change that. We have hired almost 8,000 extra mental health workers since we came into office and increased investment in mental health by an ad…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Pharmacy First: Withholding Payments
“It is a pleasure to take the traditional Department of Health and Social Care urgent question before recess—I would not miss it for the world. Since coming into office, we have reversed the decade of cuts to community pharmacy with the bigg…”
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Debate
Brain Tumour Survival Rates
“I start by thanking my honourable Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh), and the honourable Members for Witney (Charlie Maynard) and for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (Mike Wood) for supporting this import…”
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Written statement
Negotiations on an Annex to the Pandemic Agreement on a new Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system
“I would like to update the House regarding the follow-up negotiations to the Pandemic Agreement to develop and agree a new Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system in the form of an Annex to the Agreement.…”
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Written statement
Eighth ‘Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people’ (LeDeR) report
“I would like to acknowledge today the publication of the updated eighth report on Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) produced by King’s College London. This replaces a previous ver…”
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Written statement
Government Interim Update on Progress in responding to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report
“I am today updating the House on the Government’s progress in responding to the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into the serious issues raised by the appalling actions of David Fuller, including an accompanying interim update pub…”
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Written statement
Tackling sexual misconduct in the NHS
“Any instance of sexual violence, harassment or abuse in the NHS is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“Too many people are waiting too long for mental health support. Since coming into office, the Government have put mental health support services on the road to recovery. We promised 8,500 more mental health staff by the end of the Parliamen…”
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Written statement
NHS Prescription Charges
“The Prime Minister has announced that NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for a second successive year.…”
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Debate
Clive Treacey Safety Checklist
“I thank my honourable Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for securing this important debate. I recognise the efforts of Clive’s family, particularly Elaine and Michael who join us today in the Gallery. As my honourable Friend …”
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Written statement
Launch of the consultation on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft statutory guidance
“People with Down syndrome have the right to make informed decisions about their future. This Government recognises our duty to support them in achieving their goals and aspirations in life.…”
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Debate
GP Services: Melton and Syston
“I thank the right honourable Member for Melton and Syston (Edward Argar) for raising the crucial issue of GP provision. As a relatively junior Member of this place, I have always looked around at the Benches on both sides of the House for e…”
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Debate
Ageing and End-of-life Care
“I thank the honourable Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this debate. The range of topics about which he is knowledgeable never ceases to surprise me. We are grateful for his contribution to this House, and I wish his…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Regulation and Inspection of Funeral Services
“I thank the honourable Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) for bringing forward this debate and for the manner in which he has done so, with just the right blend of humour and seriousness. In the spirit of humour, I thank him for his invi…”
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Written statement
Negotiations on an Annex to the Pandemic Agreement on a new Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system
“My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Ashley Dalton MP) last updated the House in May on the adoption of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement. I would now like to updat…”
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Debate
Mental Health and Hoarding
“I sincerely thank my honourable Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton), who is vice-chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, for securing this debate. I pay tribute to her for her work on that Committee, on whi…”
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Debate
Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking Regulations: NHS
“I beg to move, That the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 9 September, be approved. I am here on behalf of the Minister for Secondary Care, my h…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“The NHS online hospital will connect patients with clinicians anywhere in England through the NHS app. It will deliver up to 8.5 million appointments in its first three years—four times more than the average NHS trust—finally bringing the N…”
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Written statement
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations
“Today I am pleased to announce an ambitious programme of applied health, public health and social care research through 10 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs). This will help power t…”
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Debate
Suicide Prevention
“It is an honour to respond on behalf of my honourable Friend the Mental Health Minister and the Government on this uniquely emotive topic that impacts every community. I thank my honourable Friend the Member for Doncaster East and the Isle …”
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