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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Nov 2021
Covid-19 Update

"I welcome the acceleration of the booster programme, but may I ask the Secretary of State to do all he can accelerate the approval by the JCVI of the vaccine for the under-12s, particularly those who are clinically extremely vulnerable? I have a constituent who is seven and who is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Health and Care Bill

"I will speak mainly to new clause 1, but I cannot start without paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) for his work to ban virginity testing. It is an abhorrent practice and high time it was made illegal.

I speak to new …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Nov 2021
David Fuller Case

"I thank the Secretary of State for agreeing to the inquiry. For my constituents who have been affected, nothing will ever take away the pain and the trauma, but I hope that it will at least provide them with some comfort and assurance that this will never happen again.

When …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. Last week, a whistleblower told the American Congress that Facebook had repeatedly misled the public about the impact of its platform on children’s health. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is time for Facebook to be transparent about the impact of its platform, and to share with …..."
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Written Question
Hospitals: Coronavirus
Tuesday 27th July 2021

Asked by: Laura Trott (Conservative - Sevenoaks)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to update Infection, prevention and control guidance for hospitals in response to the easing of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on 19 July 2021; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in that guidance an exemption from requirements to wear a face covering for parents providing cot-side care to their babies on neonatal units.

Answered by Nadine Dorries

Health and care settings will continue to maintain appropriate infection prevention and control measures as necessary and this will be reviewed during the summer.

Guidance in National Health Service settings, including hospitals and primary and community care are undergoing further review to ensure that it is in line with service needs and as evidence becomes available, including in neonatal settings.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Health and Care Bill

"In the past, successful reorganisations have been centred on patient care. We have seen that with cardio and we have seen that with cancer. The reason why this will be successful now is that the aspect of patient care that will improve, including the outcomes for patients, will be around …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill

"I am very grateful to have reached this point today. This is an important Bill that will protect young people. We are short on time, so I will cover the substance of the amendments quickly. On amendment 1, consequential provisions are essential to ensure consistency with other legislation. On amendment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill

"As discussed, time is short, so I will keep my remarks to a minimum. I thank everyone who has been involved in this Bill. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa), the hon. Members for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) and for Bradford South …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) for his remarks, and to the Opposition and the Government for their support.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed...."
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Written Question
Care Homes: Visits
Wednesday 13th January 2021

Asked by: Laura Trott (Conservative - Sevenoaks)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have received a negative covid-19 test in a context other than the care home visitor testing programme will be able to use that test result to prove their covid-19 negative status and visit someone who is resident in a care home.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

In most circumstances, visitors in tiers 1 to 3 wishing to undertake indoor visiting must have returned a negative test prior to the visit. This test must be taken at the care home and processed by a trained care worker.

Lateral flow devices are being provided for this purpose, where the results are available quickly so that and the visitor will take the test on arrival. Meaningful visits can only take place provided there is a negative test result.

We are providing training to all care homes as part of the rollout of lateral flow tests to process swabs, interpret results and support visitors through the testing process. This is important to reduce the risk of false negatives where a visitor’s test comes back negative when they are actually positive.