Speeches by Davies.

“So that will be clearly linked; we will be able to see that very clearly.”

“You have talked a bit about technology, IT and its role as an enabler of efficiencies and improvements, so I will not dwell on that. I think you covered some of that. To achieve it, however, do we have the resources internally to help us to do so, or are you focusing on external resources? If there are external resourc…”

“How is the work to pull that together being facilitated? That is key to what you are talking about, isn’t it?”

“I absolutely applaud the ambition, but how do you get to a point where you can validate and measure that? What are the key indicators that you will be looking at?”

“One final question from me: what are the key barriers to achieving that?”

“Is that an active recruitment process that you are running?”

“I will refer to that later, but I absolutely agree. The fluctuating nature of the illness means that we have to provide that.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 713714 relating to funding and care for people with Parkinson’s. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. The petition calls on the Government to increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and to implement the five steps of the Parky charte…”

“There is a competition. I will give way first to my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) and then to my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Chris Bloore).”

“I absolutely agree. The strength of the community around investment and specialist support is of key importance.”

“Oh, go on, before I start again—I will only lose my place otherwise.”

“I agree. I will refer later to ICBs, which clearly have to ensure the full, necessary support, particularly for this community. I understand the pressures they are under—we all do—but taking away support from people is a much bigger issue than people not getting support in the first place. I am sure that all of us acro…”

“Once again, I absolutely agree. I will certainly refer later to funding, which is a key issue. This is about resources and about making sure that that help is there as quickly as possible. Obviously, the longer it takes to provide that support, the more this disease hits people—the impact is far greater. The Parky char…”

“I could not agree more. I will speak later about the postcode lottery, although it is not just a postcode lottery; it is across the whole nation. The hon. Member is absolutely right: we should be doing everything we can to ensure consistency of support and adequate support across the nation. Innovation also offers hope…”

“Again, I absolutely agree. I know from talking to one of my constituents, Liz Ryan, that that physical support and that ability to do something, get involved in activities and have help are of immense value. We absolutely have to have a holistic view of this issue; it is not a simple case of just medication or taking p…”

“Certainly. In the discussion I referred to earlier with the neurologist specialist, we talked quite a bit about that as well: the difficulty with diagnosis and the similarities between Parkinson’s and other neurological illnesses and issues. My hon. Friend is right: there is absolutely a need to ensure that GPs at leas…”

“Absolutely. One of our calls in the Parky charter is for that additional support. It is crucial that those specialists are available. We recognise that there is a shortage across the country, but we have to work hard to fill that gap as soon as possible. I totally agree with the hon. Member. Going back to the work bein…”

“I will be brief, Ms Lewell. First, many thanks again to the Movers and Shakers group—the work it puts in is absolutely fantastic and amazing. I also thank all hon. Members for their contributions; it has been an excellent debate. The Minister will have seen that the consensus across the Chamber is very clear on what we…”

“I fully support the remarks made by Stuart Cundy, deputy chief constable of the British Transport police, that the “heroic” actions of the LNER staff member undoubtedly saved lives. At a recent meeting with representatives of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, they raised concerns about policing budgets and the…”

“I welcome the commitments made by the coalition of the willing on further military support for the protection of Ukraine’s airspace. However, Ukraine continues to endure daily aerial attacks targeted at civil infrastructure, as Russia seeks to use the approaching winter as a tool of torment. Can the Minister clarify wh…”