Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Kirsty Blackman Excerpts
Wednesday 9th October 2024

(1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Timms Portrait The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
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Yes, we will. Accessibility is at the heart of the Government’s passenger-focused approach, and with a unified rail network, we will be able to meet accessibility needs more reliably and consistently and plan how best to improve accessibility across the entire network.

Kirsty Blackman Portrait Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP)
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The Government have made a number of commitments on the implementation of the Cass review. Will they commit themselves to ensuring that trans people do have access to the healthcare that they need, and to ensuring that waiting lists are brought down as soon as possible?

Anneliese Dodds Portrait Anneliese Dodds
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The hon. Member is right to draw attention to the very long waiting lists currently experienced by many people. I know that the Health Secretary is focusing on the issue, as well as on LGBT health more broadly—indeed, on health for everyone—as part of our mission to get the NHS off the floor and off its knees and working for everyone in the country.