Speeches by Dalton.

“We continue to work closely with the World Health Organisation and it is going through a significant process of reform, which you will be aware about. I have met several times with Tedros to discuss the reforms that they are putting in place. I have also met with Hans Kluge, the director of the European element of the …”

“Absolutely, and so that we are not recruiting from countries that have a shortage of healthcare workers themselves, and I think that is really important. You will see that the Secretary of State has made some statements around that most recently.”

“Absolutely.”

“Those conversations are taking place and were the basis of many a conversation that I had at the World Health Assembly earlier this year. As you are probably aware, the World Health Organisation has a red list of countries where they have a shortage of certain health professionals, so we all agree not to recruit health…”

“As did I.”

“Yes.”

“The Pandemic Agreement, which it is now called—I have called it all sorts of things, it was the Pandemic Accord at one point—is important. The benefit is that it should meaningfully improve the UK and global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. What that means is protecting lives, protecting livelihoods, pro…”

“It was adopted by the World Health Assembly.”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) on securing this debate. He is a tireless advocate for children across the country. I also pay tribute to his campaigning on social prescribing before he came to this place, because it is now a key part of our 10-year plan for health. This issue is dear to …”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart, as ever. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) for securing this important debate during Alcohol Awareness Week. The Government recognise that for too long there has been an unwillingness to lead on issues such as alcohol harm. It …”

“A number of hon. Members have asked about a national alcohol strategy. We are continuing to work across Government to understand what other measures might be needed to reduce the negative impact of excessive alcohol consumption. I meet regularly with Ministers from across Government to discuss how we take that forward.…”

“I will ensure that that issue is raised with the relevant Department. I will say a little more about some of the expectations we place on local authorities to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people, as required under the Care Act 2014. This Government recognise the vital importance of co…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Danny Beales) for securing this debate around services in the community for people with a learning difficulty in Hillingdon, and for championing the rights of people with learning difficulties in his area. I welcome those in the Gallery who are here to d…”

“It was not causation.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West on his Bill reaching Committee stage. That is a huge achievement for any colleague, but especially for one who has served in this place for almost exactly a year to the day. The Government wel…”

“I can confirm that the overall objective of the whole cancer plan will be saving lives and reducing the number of lives lost to cancer, including rare cancers. The plan will be published later this year. It is important to note that the Bill is specific to cancer; there will be opportunities to discuss other rare condi…”

“I should clarify that there is no regional specificity in the allocation of research funding. We welcome all funding bids for research on cancer and rare cancers from anywhere in the country, and I encourage them to come forward. The new power in clause 3 to allow patient data from NHS England information systems to be…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on the launch of the trial in her sister’s name. We do want to see more research and trials coming forward, particularly for rare cancers. She will be aware of the consortium that the Department has developed to work directly with the brain tumour community in particular, to improve the qu…”

“This is very much targeted through the family hub service and support for Start for Life, and through the universal health visiting offer and the National Breastfeeding Helpline we aim to offer all women who are breastfeeding the support that they need to do so. Parental leave has been touched on, and we know that supp…”

“I agree. The hon. Member will see in the 10-year plan and some of the investments we are making—for instance, to reduce the number of women smoking in pregnancy—that the Government recognise that. We recognise that infant feeding is critical to a baby’s healthy growth and development, and we recognise the significant b…”