NHS Workforce Expansion

I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. In addition to the excellent point she made ab...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point about the selective use of figures by Opposition Members.<...

I want to pick up the point about social care, on which, as the Minister knows, I am very keen to...

On the contrary, we have already made progress on some things in our social care White Paper publ...

I am pleased to hear the Minister say that it is the Government’s duty to look at every available...

A responsible Government take a responsible approach to funding our public services, including th...

Will the Minister give way?

I will not, as the hon. Gentleman had a long time at the Dispatch Box.

Our talks are focuse...

It is not correct that Labour’s spending plans are unfunded, and I hope that the Minister will pu...

I know that the hon. Gentleman feels very strongly about the issue; we have talked about radiothe...

The Minister mentioned non-dom status under the previous Labour Government, and what they said ab...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We hear about this source of funding again and again—we ...

May I start by expressing my thanks to all health and care staff across the UK? I pay tribute to ...

Let us be clear about this: I have never disputed GPs’ expertise or the important role that they ...

That is not true—and 99% of our trainee posts last year have already been filled. Perhaps the hon...

The hon. Lady talks a great deal about the inputs of the SNP Government in Scotland, but very lit...

I think I have spent the last eight years demonstrating the different approaches that Scotland ta...

rose—

I should like to make some progress. The hon. Gentleman had a very long time at the Dispatch Box ...

The Front Benchers have taken an hour and a quarter out of the time available for this debate. Th...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to catch your eye a little earlier than I did yest...

I do not quite understand this backlog the hon. Gentleman is talking about. I remember when it to...

When Labour left office, more than 20,000 people were waiting over a year for elective treatment....

I am really glad that you have consistently raised the issue of covid. Could you suggest why it i...

Order. I gently say to the hon. Lady that expression is through the Chair. This is a mistake that...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I welcome the hon. Lady to her place and congratulate her on her recent election. I believe that ...

I hope the hon. Gentleman will not mind my encouraging the Minister to look, in addition to the c...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point; I am sure the Minister has heard it. I will not say any...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I have already spoken for 11 minutes, so I must get to the end—I have heard your strictures, ...

Order. We are now down to about three minutes a head if all colleagues are going to speak; it is ...

I rise to support the motion before the House today. Our NHS is in crisis. It is a multifaceted c...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I will try to skip the partisan rhetoric and get to the...

Order. Only Opposition Members are left now to contribute. I am not going to impose a time limit,...

I am pleased that the Labour party has tabled this Opposition day debate this afternoon. Like Mem...

A healthy population and economic growth are two sides of the same coin, but, because the Conserv...

Having spent most of my career in NHS management roles before becoming an MP, I often reflect on ...

I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I would...

Order.

I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the King has signi...