"My private office will have made note of that. I would be happy to pay a visit to the hospital and am interested to look at that work.
My hon. Friend the Member for North West Leicestershire asked about ambulance wait times. NHS England is working with East Midlands ambulance …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"Right, the hon. Lady said 2015. I am being too clever for my own boots. I wrote down 2010, but of course, as I said in correcting myself, the big cut was in 2015. I am pleased that the hon. Lady has corrected the record for us all.
"I am today announcing that the year-round respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme will be extended to include more adults at risk of severe illness. From 1 September 2026, individuals aged 65 to 74 years with specific chronic respiratory diseases—excluding well controlled asthma—or immunosuppression due to disease or treatment will become …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"As I said, the AgeX trial has been running since 2009 and has been researching the efficacy of providing breast cancer screening to people above and below the current screening age. It is due to report next year, so hopefully it will provide the further evidence that is necessary. It …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"Yes; saving more lives and freeing up resources is exactly what we should be doing. In relation to the AgeX trial evidence and other evidence that is being looked at, that will be happening within the next year. Hopefully for my hon. Friend and others here today and the campaigners, …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"How long do I have to speak? I have a lot to get through; let us see if I can make it.
I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee. I also …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) and the Backbench Business Committee for bringing forward today’s debate. I think we can all agree that, although the number of attendees has been small, it has been mighty in terms of the quality of contributions we have heard …..." Sharon Hodgson - View Speech