"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) on securing this debate, and I thank all hon. Members from across the House for their wide-ranging interventions. They all raise a number of important points.
The continued rise in drug-related deaths is deeply concerning, and my Department …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"Exercise Pegasus, the Tier T pandemic preparedness exercise led by the Department of Health and Social Care with the UK Health Security Agency, will conclude live participation on 5 November 2025.
Exercise Pegasus has been the largest simulation of a pandemic in UK history, involving every Government Department, the devolved …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) for this important debate and all hon. Members who have contributed. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"The majority of those services are provided through community diagnostic centres. I do not have any figures to hand but I am more than happy to write to the hon. Member with whatever figures we have available.
Within those services, we have recently begun testing AI-based platforms to triage patients …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I reiterate my deepest sympathies to all those who have experienced harm following vaccination and to their families. I recognise many of the concerns that campaigners have raised regarding the vaccine damage payment scheme. Their input will shape our ongoing consideration of reforms to the scheme and I will keep …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"The vaccine damage payment scheme is not a compensation scheme but a one-off payment. It is important to state that. As I have said, we recognise that there are concerns, which campaigners have raised, and their input is shaping our ongoing consideration of reforms to the scheme. All vaccines in …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"This Government are investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS, opening up community diagnostic centres at evenings and weekends and delivering 5 million more appointments to catch cancer earlier. We are making progress: 135,000 more patients have already had cancer diagnosed or ruled out within the 28-day target compared …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her question and her well wishes. We are taking cancer detection seriously in general practice, and there is work to do. It is why we have recently launched Jess’s rule, which is a patient safety initiative that means when patients return three times with …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but I think he might be mistaken. We are opening more CDCs than ever before—I have lost count of the amount of CDCs we have been invited to open—and we are making sure that people have access to diagnostics in their community, …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"This Government are committed to improving survival for blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia. We are raising awareness, delivering more research, and improving early diagnosis. Blood cancer is the third biggest cancer killer, and the fifth most common cancer in the UK. That is why we are committed to developing …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech