To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is in place for NHS general practitioners asked to enter shared-care or monitoring arrangements for patients receiving gender-related prescriptions from private or overseas providers; and whether general practitioners are under any obligation to do so.

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is in place for NHS general practitioners asked to enter shared-care or monitoring arrangements for patients receiving gender-related prescriptions from private or overseas providers; and whether general practitioners are under any obligation to do so.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare are subject to appropriate approval and continuous monitoring of safety and performance after deployment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare are subject to appropriate approval and continuous monitoring of safety and performance after deployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways citizen science water quality monitoring groups will be involved in the development of regional water resources plans where they are not represented on Regional Water Planning Steering Groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways citizen science water quality monitoring groups will be involved in the development of regional water resources plans where they are not represented on Regional Water Planning Steering Groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to her Department's Impact Assessment on ICBs as strategic commissioners, published on 14 May 2026, what specific mechanisms will be used to provide enhanced oversight of Integrated Care Board specialised commissioning to monitor compliance with national standards and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to her Department's Impact Assessment on ICBs as strategic commissioners, published on 14 May 2026, what specific mechanisms will be used to provide enhanced oversight of Integrated Care Board specialised commissioning to monitor compliance with national standards and...

Statement on the report of the three-year public inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2018 led by Lady Justice Thirlwall.

Statement on the report of the three-year public inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2018 led by Lady Justice Thirlwall.

May I apologise for the timing of the statement and thank the Opposition for their understanding? With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the report of the three-year public inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2018 led by Lady Justice...

May I apologise for the timing of the statement and thank the Opposition for their understanding? With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the report of the three-year public inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2018 led by Lady Justice...

I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for giving me advance sight of it, and we all thank Lady Justice Thirlwall and her team for their incredibly important work. As the Secretary of State said, the report is both thorough and devastating.

These were crimes that shook our...

I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for giving me advance sight of it, and we all thank Lady Justice Thirlwall and her team for their incredibly important work. As the Secretary of State said, the report is both thorough and devastating.

These were crimes that shook our...

I thank the right hon. Member for his response and questions and for the compassion he shows for the families who have been so badly affected by these terrible events—by the failures in the NHS and the crimes that have taken place.

Our intention is to publish the full response within...

I thank the right hon. Member for his response and questions and for the compassion he shows for the families who have been so badly affected by these terrible events—by the failures in the NHS and the crimes that have taken place.

Our intention is to publish the full response within...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I really appreciate that.

This is another very dark day for the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester hospital—those who grieve, who suffer and who continue to live with the terrible fallout. It is crucial for them, as well as every one of...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I really appreciate that.

This is another very dark day for the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester hospital—those who grieve, who suffer and who continue to live with the terrible fallout. It is crucial for them, as well as every one of...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this and for consistently speaking out for her constituents who have endured the unimaginable and been through the most horrendous experiences within their families—the loss of a baby, or a collapse—and to then have to go through everything that has happened since and...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this and for consistently speaking out for her constituents who have endured the unimaginable and been through the most horrendous experiences within their families—the loss of a baby, or a collapse—and to then have to go through everything that has happened since and...

I send my heartfelt sympathies and those of my party to all the families who have been so cruelly harmed. I thank Lady Justice Thirlwall for her inquiry and the Secretary of State for early sight of the report.

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s final report is a dispiriting and, at times, shocking...

I send my heartfelt sympathies and those of my party to all the families who have been so cruelly harmed. I thank Lady Justice Thirlwall for her inquiry and the Secretary of State for early sight of the report.

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s final report is a dispiriting and, at times, shocking...

I thank the hon. Member for her comments, her tribute to the families and her recognition of how much they have endured. She is right to highlight the importance of the duty of candour. One of the most shocking findings of the inquiry was that an “exercise in spin” was...

I thank the hon. Member for her comments, her tribute to the families and her recognition of how much they have endured. She is right to highlight the importance of the duty of candour. One of the most shocking findings of the inquiry was that an “exercise in spin” was...

This report does not make easy reading, and I cannot imagine how the families feel when they even just look at it. I want to pay tribute to the vast majority of NHS staff right across the UK who do a great job every single day, including my fantastic wife.

The...

This report does not make easy reading, and I cannot imagine how the families feel when they even just look at it. I want to pay tribute to the vast majority of NHS staff right across the UK who do a great job every single day, including my fantastic wife.

The...

My hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the staff right across our national health service who work immensely hard every day, including in our neonatal units and maternity units, to provide compassion, support and quality care for people who need it at an important time in their life....

My hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the staff right across our national health service who work immensely hard every day, including in our neonatal units and maternity units, to provide compassion, support and quality care for people who need it at an important time in their life....

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to establish an independent housing commission to oversee and monitor long-term housing strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to establish an independent housing commission to oversee and monitor long-term housing strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what key performance indicators and outcome measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the National Cancer Board; who will be responsible for overseeing delivery of those outcomes; where information on the Board's performance will be published; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what key performance indicators and outcome measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the National Cancer Board; who will be responsible for overseeing delivery of those outcomes; where information on the Board's performance will be published; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measurable improvements in (a) workforce capacity, (b) research activity, (c) clinical trial access, (d) speed of diagnosis and (e) patient outcomes are expected as a result of the work of the National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers, the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measurable improvements in (a) workforce capacity, (b) research activity, (c) clinical trial access, (d) speed of diagnosis and (e) patient outcomes are expected as a result of the work of the National Clinical Lead for Rare Cancers, the...