Speeches by Fenton-Glynn.

“I welcome this deal, which is the biggest of its kind in a generation. As the world is becoming more unstable, this ambition should turn world-class defence deals into growth that we can feel in workshops, factories and communities across the country. In Calder Valley—or valve valley, as it is known because of its spec…”

“Just to make it clear, life expectancy for women in the most deprived decile is 77.6 years, with 50.5 years spent in good health, compared with the least deprived decile, which is 86 years, with 70 years spent in good health. Similarly, for men it is 72.5 years, with 50 years in good health. Meanwhile, preventable mort…”

“That will be a huge win if we get this right: a society without dementia. In your report, you talk about increasing the number of years lived in good health over increasing life expectancy. What would focusing on quality of years mean for how health and social care services are structured?”

“So if you say it is an unchangeable trajectory—”

“Sir Chris, in 2023 you produced your annual report on ageing. What did you hope to achieve by focusing on that topic?”

“I beg your pardon—it is not an unchangeable trajectory. In other words, you can have an impact on it. Would you consider dementia a natural conclusion of ageing or a disease?”

“I think that is particularly an issue in places people dream of retiring to—Devon, Cornwall, Yorkshire and so on. A particular issue for older people is dementia, which is the largest killer of women now. In your report you say that at the current rate there will be 1.4 million cases by 2040. You also say that 40% of d…”

“I want to speak in support of new clauses 10 and 11, which would place a duty on authorities to guarantee support for victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence and child criminal exploitation, as well as their care-givers. I am proud to support a Government who are committed to halving violence against women and girls…”

“To move on to a slightly more difficult area, NHS Digital shows that, in 2020, girls aged 13 to 15 living in the most deprived areas were three times more likely to access emergency contraception than those in the least deprived areas. Obviously, there is no such thing as consensual sex with an under-16-year-old, so wh…”

“So it is not that young people are having more sex; it is just that they are having sex with asymptomatic STIs.”

“Young people under 25 have the highest STI diagnosis rates, and Richard has talked about what is driving the over-50s. From your work at Brook, what do you think are the things driving that trend?”

“What are the influencers saying? I am obviously old and do not understand social media that well, but I am trying to imagine what an influencer is saying about not using condoms.”

“Do you?”

“Laura, you spoke to Jen about condom use going out of fashion, and you mentioned social media. Not to put too fine a point on it, but is the problem that people do not use condoms in pornography?”

“And we have to see a method by which we are going to get a new generation of sexual health doctors.”

“They would be working to a trainer who was elsewhere.”

“In the NHS workforce plan, just to underline the point, we have to see more than 14 training places.”

“One third of sexual health doctors are planning on retiring in the next five years.”

“But this is a five-alarm fire, isn’t it? We are losing a third of the sexual health workforce and we have got 14 new training places this year. How ready are you to expand the training places?”

“Is that like CESR?”