Speeches by Beales.

“If those metrics are not met, what will be the difference in action? How will the result differ from the current situation where the standards that are in place, as we have heard, are not met?”

“It is welcome to know that the MSF will specifically deal with the inequalities present in palliative care. I want to talk about how the MSF will have bite, I suppose, and lead to change. We have referenced, at different points today, standards that already exist and are not implemented. You talked about the data, whic…”

“Will the MSF specifically deal with inequalities in outcomes? Will that be a specific focus of the MSF?”

“We certainly heard about some issues today that I did not expect to be on the agenda. The waxiness or not of dogs’ ears will certainly stay with me for a while. I am glad that the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers) clarified that he is a vet. I wondered whether checking dogs’ ears was a particularly Lib Dem thing…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered community audiology. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank those who have joined us for the debate and the Front-Bench teams for giving up their time to put in the final shift of this sitting just before Christmas. I realise that I may not be…”

“Secretary of State, in our 1,000 critical days inquiry earlier this year, one aspect of what we looked at was vaccinations in infancy. These remain below national coverage goals: there are significant disparities by region and demographic group, which do not seem to be closing; coverage of pre-school immunisations has …”

“Following up on sexual health very briefly—I thank my colleague for raising it—you are right, Wes, that the tools are there now. We have PrEP for HIV, DoxyPEP and vaccines for hepatitis, gonorrhoea and Mpox. We have a range of tools. We should be winning the battle on sexual health, which is a perfect example of preven…”

“It does not sound very mixed; it sounds quite poor.”

“I would certainly associate myself with that comment about the BDA. It is welcome that there will be further opportunities to reform dentistry and you are right about the terrible state of dentistry that this Government inherited. Has the final financial envelope for dentistry now been set following the spending review…”

“Another issue that the Committee looked at this year is dentistry. There were big announcements yesterday about overhauling the dentistry system—they were described as a major overhaul. Certainly, there were very welcome changes about prioritising the patients most in need. Those in the sector, particularly when we spo…”

“I welcome that, Secretary of State. Thank you. As part of kicking the tyres, the Committee would like to outline that we have seen falling spend, falling rates in many categories of vaccination and more outbreaks among children reported in the press. One might say that that suggests that the 2023 NHS England vaccinatio…”

“We are seeing more and more vaccines through scientific advances.”

“The pilots are very positive, and we heard about the role of health visiting. We also heard that those pilots are quite slow and in very few areas, and will potentially take another 12 months, if not longer, to reach national-level impact. You rightly mentioned resourcing. A response yesterday to a parliamentary questi…”

“Should the Government restate the 95% vaccine uptake rate in planning guidance? Was it right to remove that target, bearing in mind where we are and where we have slipped to?”

“You describe some positives, but some of those statistics are quite low metrics and well below the 95% WHO target.”

“The hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) asks, “Why?” Well, it is because trans people exist and their health needs exist. As the Secretary of State has clearly outlined, an independent review made a series of recommendations. There were clearly failures of healthcare, and a further recommendation wa…”

“I welcome the Government’s new approach to Africa and the shift from discussion of the continent and our role as donors to that of investors and partners. In the last 50 years we have seen the importance of Asia, with the tiger economies of India and China driving the global economy. It is quite clear that the next 50 …”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) for bringing us this debate. I am proud to call her a colleague and a friend. She is an exemplary part of the LGBT movement, and I am proud to associate myself with her …”

“I welcome the Minister’s clarification that the Chagossian community will be involved in the operation of the trust fund. Turning to support in the UK for the Chagossian community, which is a significant issue, the previous Government—including Conservative Members who now sit on the Opposition Benches, pretending they…”

“First, I associate myself strongly with the Secretary of State’s comments about today’s regrettable decision by the BMA and its members. In the light of the pressures of flu and RSV, does my right hon. Friend think it is time to ask the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to look again at its recommendation…”