Speeches by Fenton-Glynn.

“The shifts announced today, from analogue to digital, and from hospital to community, are exactly the shifts that will make the NHS stable for the future. Will the Secretary of State elaborate on the “analogue to digital” point? A practice manager in Calder Valley recently said to me, “It’s all very well looking at art…”

“Constituencies in Yorkshire, such as the one I represent, do particularly poorly with research funding—I think 5% of research funding for cancer trials goes to the area. With this Bill and a renewed focus on cancer, I hope we will look to expand the number of research-active hospitals to give people throughout the coun…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for giving way. I welcome the improvements made to the Bill so far, but I think we still need more details about the co-productive element of the Timms review. Will she confirm that the review will guarantee that disabled people and their organisations are the key voice in developing this…”

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“As a signatory to the reasoned amendment, I welcome the listening that has gone on, because a lot of people with disabilities will sleep more soundly in their beds knowing that their benefits are protected. However, on a specific point, if someone currently receives PIP but their condition is getting worse and they ask…”

“That is absolutely true in my constituency. This may be straying a bit more into Helen Hayes’s area of expertise, but I sometimes get the sense that, because everything in schools is overstretched, they want to sort out the neurotypical students before they address autism. That is one of the things that seems to come a…”

“That is helpful. Yes, we often say in this Committee that what gets measured gets mended, so understanding those outcomes is important. Thank you for raising that point. I am going to move on to a bit more about mainstream education. This question is for Anna and Jolanta. The Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group and t…”

“That’s great. Thank you. Henry, something you said resonated with me, which was that when we see prioritisation, for a lot of people it just means no. Obviously, that is something we must be aware of in the crisis we face, but if we had a national ADHD strategy what could we learn from the autism strategy, to make it w…”

“To have an idea of where the money is going?”

“Can I interrupt? What does fully funded look like? We have 74.8 million quid in it already. What does fully funded look like, as opposed to that?”

“Thank you all for coming. When we talk about children in the ADHD and autism diagnosis system, we must also remember the parents who, because the system is not working, must devote themselves, almost as a full-time job, to being advocates for their children. I want to start by paying tribute to those parents. I see the…”

“Thank you very much for the answers. I have one more question, but I shall go back to the Chair because I have seen the time.”

“I have the pleasure of sitting with my hon. Friend on the Health and Social Care Select Committee. I am well aware, as she is, that palliative care is not where it should be. That is one of the reasons I am voting against this Bill today, because we know—as my hon. Friend knows from her public health lens—that there ar…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“We often say that what gets measured gets mended, and hopefully that is what we will see. Very quickly, what one material thing would you say is going to start us down the right path?”

“Thank you all for being here today. This is a really important session. We are seeing outcomes for black mothers go entirely in the wrong direction, and much quicker than for white women, so it is important that we get this right. Sylvia, you are part of the learning and action network, which seeks to address the inequ…”

“Use parliamentary language.”

“Can I just pause you a second? Bear in mind that, despite being on the Health and Social Care Select Committee, I know nothing about medicine. There are a great number of postpartum haemorrhages, which I read in the research. Is that physiological or to do with the way people are treated?”

“Thank you. That is really helpful. There have been a few Government interventions on this. In 2019, in the long-term health plan, one main aim was to improve things for black mothers. Do you think that the Government interventions are working at the moment and making things better?”

“That is a very simple and easy answer to that. I am going to come on to some of the more targeted work you do. There are some issues. There are more pre-birth issues with Asian mothers. There are various cultural issues that are involved. In terms of your trust, you serve a diverse area and are innovating a lot. What m…”