Speeches by Streeting.

“A permanent ban on the prescription of these drugs outside a clinical trial. I have been challenged, because I have said, in both instances, that I was uncomfortable about the ban and I am uncomfortable about the clinical trial. Both those statements are true and consistent. When I put in place the permanent ban on pub…”

“So far, not least thanks to the way that Jim and Elizabeth O’Mahony, the chief financial officer of the NHS, have managed the system to keep costs under control this year, we have been able to absorb the pressures and costs of strikes without directly impacting on frontline services.”

“Joe, part of what Cass recommended and what will be undertaken is exactly that sort of research into people who are older and have undergone that kind of medical treatment or other sorts of support, from therapy through to other support from the NHS, to understand their outcomes. At the heart of the decisions I have ma…”

“I assure the hon. Member that as part of this study, and as part of the roll-out of services across the country, we are focusing on the therapeutic support that she describes. We are implementing the Cass review, which recommended this particular trial for this particular purpose, and we will follow the evidence. Of co…”

“My hon. Friend is correct that the study is about building the right evidence so that we get high-quality, safe healthcare for this vulnerable group of children and young people.”

“I do not doubt the hon. Member’s sincerity and integrity on this issue, but I say to her respectfully that when she talks about barriers to entry, those “barriers” are safety and clinical oversight, as well as parental consent and the assent of the young person. I do not believe that those are barriers; I believe that …”

“As Health and Social Care Secretary, as a general principle, I follow clinical advice, and wherever possible I try to resist pressure—wherever it comes from and whatever the issue—to overrule clinicians who are better qualified than I am to make clinical judgments about the provision of health services. That is not to …”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Regardless of whether people are receiving this medication or not, we need to ensure that they receive the right therapeutic support to enable them to have healthy, happy childhoods and to understand themselves, the world they live in and how they relate to it in a way that does not …”

“I am not going to waste valuable time this morning relitigating what I have said very publicly and regularly on the BMA and my views on the timing of this industrial action, because they are well known. Jim, I and other senior NHS leaders met with the BMA yesterday morning—even at that late stage—to try and see off str…”

“That is a great question. One of the areas that I think we can be really optimistic and excited about is the science that is taking place in this country, which is helping us to better understand dementia and conditions like Alzheimer’s and the brain more generally. I think we will see real breakthroughs over the next …”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Given that I work for a former Crown prosecutor, I could not possibly disagree with her on evidence.”

“I will take the hon. Member’s question in three parts. First, the opinion polling that she mentions shows that people in this country are overwhelmingly kind, and they want to ensure that trans people, and LGBT people more broadly, are treated with kindness, compassion and inclusion. Secondly, I do not dismiss the opin…”

“When it was published—I was in the Chamber at the time—there was an overwhelming consensus in the House. There were some people who criticised and challenged the Cass review at the time, including some outside the House in the LGBT community. I have always supported the Cass review, which was led by one of our country’…”

“I certainly think we need to take up Beccy’s challenge of thinking about how we are organising ourselves in the commissioning and delivery of services. You are absolutely right, Danny, to make sure that, as we are thinking about that, we are focused on outcomes, rates and effective access to treatment. We also have to …”

“I certainly do not need to be told what my responsibilities are on this. I always take responsibility for the decisions I take. I acknowledge the extent to which the hon. Gentleman and members of his party seek to weaponise this issue, and to personalise it. [Interruption.] We can simply refer back to his question and …”

“First, it is completely unacceptable that this strike has rumbled on for so long and this dispute has rumbled on for so long. As you say, it is the longest running in the NHS. I don’t think anyone has really covered themselves in glory in this dispute. When you look at the change that the trust was proposing to make ve…”

“I have a health view on everything. I make sure that they are always put across in cross-Government discussions. There are choices and trade-offs. I am not aware of any plans to take action in that area.”

“That is a matter for my colleagues at DCMS.”

“It is a debate worthy of our time and Parliament should get stuck into it.”

“Without getting ahead of ourselves, the intention is to make sure because, to be honest, the issues around racial inequalities and discrimination are actually quite endemic across the NHS. When you look at the experience of our black and Asian patients and staff, as I have said before, we have a widespread cultural pro…”