Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 May 2021
Covid-19
"In Suffolk and north-east Essex, 97% of the over-80s have now had two jabs, which I think puts it at the top of the league table. I predict that, as a 32-year-old, I am on the cusp of being offered my jab, but I will wait for my contact to …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 29th April 2021
Asked by:
Tom Hunt (Conservative - Ipswich)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the merger of Ipswich and Colchester hospitals on (a) the effectiveness of Ipswich hospital and (b) the adequacy of the services it provides to users in Ipswich.
Answered by Edward Argar
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19
"I see much to welcome in today’s announcement. There is, at last, a pathway of hope and a pathway that, although it might not be as quick as some of us might like, does give us a vision of how we can get back to normality in the not-too-distant future. …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
Future of Health and Care
"A key element of the statement today is that it strengthens accountability to this House, which I very much welcome. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that this will mean that, as local Members of Parliament, we are better placed to represent our constituents in this place when it comes …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out
"I do not actually think it has happened by accident that we are the first country in the world to have approved this vaccine. We saw very emotive images today, and I make no apology for being proud of that. This is a proud day to be British. I would …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2020
Covid-19
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I will be incredibly quick.
This is an incredibly fast-moving situation, and it is too early to tell whether the second national lockdown has had the effect that the Government would have liked. Although it is hard to provide certainty, that is what a growing …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19
"It is quite clear that the Prime Minister has really agonised over this decision. Ultimately, that decision falls to him and it is an enormous burden. I am glad we have a Prime Minister who is alive to the real need to balance protecting lives with protecting livelihoods and our …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update
"Today, Jonathan Van-Tam said in answer to a question that a national lockdown right now would be inappropriate for places such as East Anglia. Does my right hon. Friend therefore disagree with the decision of the Labour party and Ipswich Labour that now is the time to close down the …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update and Hospitality Curfew
"No constituency in the country has such a high concentration of first-rate pubs as Ipswich, and currently in Ipswich we have very low levels of covid 19. Last weekend, I spoke to the landlord of the Belstead Arms in Chantry, who had to watch as many of his loyal customers, …..."Tom Hunt - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Asked by:
Tom Hunt (Conservative - Ipswich)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting grassroots initiatives to improve mental health in local communities.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
The Government is supportive of grassroots initiatives to improve the mental health of local communities.
The Department is providing £5.23 million in grant funding to Mind to administer the Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund, which is helping local and national voluntary and community sector organisations support people who are experiencing mental ill-health.
As part of this work, the National Survivor User Network is administering a smaller fund to support community and user-led groups and organisations which might not otherwise be eligible for a grant. Grants of up to £2,000 were made available to support community action, peer support, mutual aid and other activities.
We are also providing £12.5 million of funding between 2016/17–2020/21 to the Time to Change mental health anti-stigma campaign which empowers people with lived experience of mental health to work with schools and employers to implement local grassroots mental health anti-stigma campaigns.