Health and Care Bill

Will the Secretary of State give way?

I will.

It is just, Secretary of State, because you mentioned the issue I wanted to bring up about people...

Order. The hon. Member really must not refer directly to the Secretary of State; it is through th...

Recent statistics show that over 40,000 people under 65 in the UK have dementia, and many more ha...

I am pleased that I gave way to the hon. Gentleman as he raises a very important issue. In this B...

On that point of bureaucracy, I recently saw the apotheosis of the NHS, where an Anglican church ...

I hear what my right hon. Friend has said and I think that, as I progress through my opening rema...

rose—

With that, I want to listen to this particular hon. Member.

The Secretary of State referred to Lord Stevens and what the NHS has asked for in trying to get r...

Clinical decisions should always be made by those with clinical expertise—I think everyone in the...

The Secretary of State has talked about people he has consulted, so would he confirm that he has ...

There have been wide-ranging consultations on the Bill, as I mentioned, which have taken place ov...

My right hon. Friend has set out his plans to introduce a plan for social care by the end of the ...

First, my hon. Friend is right to say that it would be great if all or most Members of this House...

In passing, may I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his appointment? I also very much welcome ...

My hon. Friend has raised an important point, and this may be on the minds of other hon. Members ...

Will the Secretary of State give way?

If it is on this issue, yes I will.

Order. Just a reminder that interventions need to be short and to the point, because there is a l...

My point is about boundaries. Lancashire and south Cumbria have a perfectly reasonable boundary, ...

I listened carefully to what the hon. Gentleman said. As I have said, no final decisions have bee...

The Secretary of State talks of patient safety. May I ask him why the Bill contains none of Sir B...

The right hon. Gentleman has raised an important matter. There are issues surrounding the cosmeti...

We said it 10 years ago.

The Labour party said it not just 10 years ago but in 2015, 2017 and 2019—in all those manifestos...

Order. If Members want to intervene, let me say to them that the Secretary of State has been very...

They are excited, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I understand that. Let me excite them much more.

T...

Before I bring in the shadow Secretary of State, I remind hon. Members that there will be an imme...

I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add:

“t...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is not just about their being sidelined; it is actually a...

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will come to the financial flows in a few moments. Bu...

The right hon. Gentleman talks about solutions to social care. Will he come on to his own solutio...

I have. The hon. Gentleman is a dogged advocate for that proposal for social care, and he is quit...

As ever, I have listened carefully to the right hon. Gentleman. If this is the “Back to the Futur...

Yes, although I am disappointed that they are in this particular Bill. I think they should be par...

To reorganise the NHS as one of your first acts as Health Secretary is what Sir Humphrey would de...

It is unquestionable that we have a challenge with the GP workforce. It is about numbers, yes, bu...

There is a big issue, and my hon. Friend is aware from his time at the Department of Health that ...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that that is also the case for the rehabilitation services used b...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. These issues are about not just doctors but all associated he...

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 was what got me involved in politics, as I followed the Lansl...

I want to make three quick points in my short contribution today.

The NHS is a great instit...

I find it very worrying that the Government are choosing to reorganise the NHS during the third w...

Health Bills, rightly, do not come around too often, so when they do there needs to be good reaso...

The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point about the necessary workforce in the NHS. Does he...

The hon. Lady makes a sensible point. There is obviously a process in place whereby that can happ...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on the extraordinary work he did when he was a Minister on early di...

I was aware of that, and I am pleased to hear it. The Select Committee will soon have Cally Palme...

Our NHS is built on the values that Britain holds dear: each of us is equal, and we will be treat...

I was almost three when I was lying in a hospital bed and my parents were told that I only had tw...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) and to congratulate him on ...

May I thank Neil from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Buckinghamshire County Council, the l...

I just wanted to give the hon. Lady a bit more time. Does she agree that we would want to see mor...

I thank the hon. Lady for the point she has raised. I have had reassurances from the Minister tha...

With the climate crisis and the reality of an ageing population, there has never been a better ti...

Today’s Bill will help our healthcare system to become more accountable and less bureaucratic, al...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No.

This is something we are acutely aware of in Delyn, as we have a much higher proportion...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No.

Sadly, one of the major elements of today’s Bill that should be praised falls a little ...

I previously had a role within the NHS, and I have family members who work in the NHS, of whom I ...

In opening this debate, the Secretary of State said that the Bill would improve patient safety. O...

In the short time I have to speak, I would like to comment generally on the Bill and specifically...

I would like to make it clear that the Liberal Democrats have long supported the aim of integrati...

Order. The hon. Lady’s time has run out.

5.44 pm

I declare my interest and my family’s interests in healthcare service.

I welcome the Bill. ...

We all know that the last top-down reorganisation of the health service was a disaster for our pe...

In the past, successful reorganisations have been centred on patient care. We have seen that with...

During the pandemic, NHS staff, care workers and public health teams have all gone the extra mile...

I welcome the Bill, particularly its intention to better integrate health and social care in Engl...

When a Labour Government proposed a national health service after the second world war, promising...

I draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.