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NHS Maternity Services: DevonContribution
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22 October 2026·NHS Maternity ServicesI agree with my hon. Friend. That is precisely the point I am making about rurality and the remote services that many people experience. Many of my constituents would not reach the Royal Devon and Exe
22 October 2026·NHS Maternity ServicesI agree with the right hon. and learned Member and thank him for those comments. I hope the Minister has made a note of them. It is a 53-mile drive from North Devon district hospital to the Royal Devo
22 October 2026·NHS Maternity ServicesOn Monday, the senior management of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS foundation trust will meet again to make an important decision: whether enough consultants can be found to reopen maternit
22 October 2026·NHS Maternity ServicesDoes the Minister agree that it is simply unacceptable for farmers to be expected to deliver the Government’s environmental ambitions when they have less than six hours to secure the funding to do so?
21 October 2026·Support for FarmersI thank the Secretary of State for her earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) about North Devon maternity unit. As the local MP, I can attest to how urgent reo
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