Speeches by Hamilton.

“I am going to stop you there, Minister, because the £80 million is revenue, which means it is recurring over three years. The problem with capital is that you give that money once. People feel that they are out of the crisis at one point, but within 12 to 18 months they are back into crisis. You have talked about how h…”

“I begin by thanking the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this debate and for his tireless work campaigning for better outcomes for all affected by the least survivable cancers. For too long, these cancers have been neglected and left behind. Patients and their loved ones have had to bear the devasta…”

“Good morning, Wes. My question relates to the black maternal health report that was published yesterday. I want to start by thanking you because one of our objectives regarding morbidity was accepted and will be dealt with in the first quarter of next year. My issue is around some of the others, but we have not got tim…”

“I am going to have to stop you—I have one minute and I need to get this question in; it is about vaccine hesitancy. I was a nurse for many years, as everybody knows, but the big issue is around the health professionals, allied professionals and others who are not taking the vaccines. Has the time come when everybody ne…”

“The only reason why I have questioned that one is because—and I will shut up soon because we are really tight on time—in October you introduced some training that is predominantly for consultants and other groupings. That training seems very bitty and very varied, it isn’t co-produced and people don’t know whether they…”

“Are you hoping to learn from the mistakes that were made—though I am not saying that mistakes have been made—or some of the issues that you faced last year and this year? Could it be that working just on a local basis is not enough, and it has to be driven more centrally?”

“Thank you, Wes. Now, my substantive question is about winter pressures. I always ask about this, so I might bring Jim in to give you time to get some water, Wes. This year, the NHS has been preparing for winter pressures even earlier than last year; we had reports come to the Committee about that. How have your plans f…”

“I just want to ask one small question about dentistry. The contract has always been the main issue. What is being done to address the contract, which has been the problem from day one?”

“I have always been a massive advocate for all medical and nursing staff, and I absolutely understand what a difficult job our healthcare workers do, but given that flu is running rampant across the country and most NHS staff—including resident doctors, but also nurses and other staff—are suffering at this moment, will …”

“To follow on from Beccy, I will be talking about under-represented communities. Those are communities that are under-represented or marginalised—rural communities, black and Asian communities and what have you. In all the work you have done, what have you found to be the challenges in reaching more rural and ethnic min…”

“We know that the communities are there, that they are rural and that they do not speak English as a first language—you have that issue in Manchester. How are you engaging them?”

“How do you measure success? How do you measure that this is all working? I will start with you, Siobhan, because I know you have quite a lot of rural areas in Gloucestershire.”

“I am going to be awkward. I worked in local government for many years, where we talk about co-production and listening to people. I need you to tell me how we measure all that to say, “Government, you are not doing this, so we cannot achieve that on the ground.” We keep talking about it, but please help me to understan…”

“Is it funding that is lacking here?”

“I think we should leave it there. That is a good place to stop.”

“12. What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.”

“A constituent of mine with severe health needs recently told me that she gained employment only after she was able to learn to drive and then secure a car through the Motability scheme. Can the Minister set out what further steps the Department is taking to ensure that disabled people with health needs receive the supp…”

“As someone who has had the pleasure of working with the chief constable, I can say that he is a very considered man. Having said that, as an MP who represents the adjoining constituency, I was given absolutely no information about what was going on. Can the Minister assure the House that lessons will be learned and the…”

“Jury trials allow ordinary citizens to participate in the justice system—which many groups simply do not trust—ensuring community representation and transparency. Can the Minister explain how citizen involvement can be continued, so that we do not see additional miscarriages of justice as a result of influence from per…”

“I welcome last week’s Budget, which finally, after 14 years of Tory neglect, puts the people of Birmingham Erdington first. On our NHS, I was delighted to hear that the Chancellor announced further efforts to shorten NHS waiting lists, including an upgrade to Stockland Green primary care centre in Birmingham Erdington.…”