"Today I am publishing the Government response to the consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children in England. The Government have decided to introduce legislation to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 in England. This action will help create the healthiest …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"The UK Government have published our consultation “Tobacco and Vapes: packaging, appearance and display” on behalf of all four nations of the UK. A copy will be deposited in the Library of the House.
People deserve to live in a fairer UK, where everyone lives well for longer. The 10-year …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"As with all medication, it is obviously up to GPs to consider side effects when prescribing. Some side effects might be apparent sooner rather than later, but they are definitely conversations that patients need to have closely and quickly with prescribers and GPs. I encourage all constituents to be cognisant …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Mr Foster) for securing this debate on such an important issue. I also commend him on sharing his own personal experience with his diagnosis of a congenital heart …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"Very good. I must apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) for getting his constituency name wrong. I cannot read my own writing—I do know that Southport and Stockport are very different places.
Walking is important, but we must work hard to tackle the obesogenic environment, …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"Very good. She works at Queen’s hospital in east London, and I was very interested to hear about the “bring your husband to work” day, although I am glad she did not keep the right hon. Gentleman there. What he described sounded fascinating, although not for the faint-hearted, as he …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"My private office will have made note of that. I would be happy to pay a visit to the hospital and am interested to look at that work.
My hon. Friend the Member for North West Leicestershire asked about ambulance wait times. NHS England is working with East Midlands ambulance …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"Right, the hon. Lady said 2015. I am being too clever for my own boots. I wrote down 2010, but of course, as I said in correcting myself, the big cut was in 2015. I am pleased that the hon. Lady has corrected the record for us all.
"I am today announcing that the year-round respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme will be extended to include more adults at risk of severe illness. From 1 September 2026, individuals aged 65 to 74 years with specific chronic respiratory diseases—excluding well controlled asthma—or immunosuppression due to disease or treatment will become …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech