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Speech in Written Statements - Tue 01 Jul 2025
NHS Pensions: McCloud Remedy Implementation

"On 31 March 2025, I issued a written statement on the delivery of remediable service statements to NHS pension scheme members affected by the discrimination identified by the McCloud judgment. In it, I set out the extended deadlines by which the NHS Business Services Authority, which acts for the Secretary …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Jun 2025
IVF Egg Donation: Young Women

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate on egg donation in young women. He raises a number of important points, which the Government take seriously. I absolutely assure him that there are rules …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Jun 2025
IVF Egg Donation: Young Women

"I have addressed the issue of compensation. It rose in response to inflation, for the first time since 2011. We have no further plans to start a study specifically on health. As I said in my remarks to others, we understand that broader outcomes in women’s health is an under-researched …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

"I thank the interim Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton), for securing this debate, and all colleagues for taking part. I have been asked to condense my comments, so I hope that I can address her questions, but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Incontinence

"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Deputy Speaker; you have done an excellent job of making sure that all Back Benchers get to contribute to this afternoon’s important debate. I will have to cut some of my comments, but hopefully I will get to address …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"As someone who was diagnosed myself with an earlier stage melanoma, I really commend the work of my hon. Friend’s constituent. I never used sunbeds and I spent holidays in my youth in Ireland, so I never saw much sun either—sorry to the Irish tourism board. As my hon. Friend …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"More patients are now getting world-leading testing technology in the NHS as part of our mission to revolutionise cancer care in this country. The Government are spending £600 million a year in capital on diagnostics, including for the first time funding for the automation of histopathology laboratories to improve productivity. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The work that the hon. Member is doing locally with that group is essential. I will ensure that we have a good response for him, whether it is meeting me or a colleague...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"In the light of the broader pressures and changes in the NHS, we have been considering the ambitions on fertility services and fairness for all couples. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is reviewing its fertility guidelines, which will be the clinical standard for the future. I know …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend raises an important question. We are committed to improving women’s experience of gynaecological procedures, including hysteroscopies. Women should be provided with information prior to their procedure so that they can make an informed decision about the procedure and pain relief options, including local or general anaesthetic. He …..."
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