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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand the hon. Lady’s concern. As she knows, we share a local NHS hospital trust. I am very keen to work with her on this issue. Of course, this Government are the first to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. NICE has yet to publish its final guidance and is continuing to work with all parties to address the issues raised in the draft…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Member knows, cancer will be part of the Government’s long-term strategy for diseases. Improving cancer treatment wait times is a top priority for the Government, with…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. My 23-year-old constituent Laura Nuttall, from Barrowford, died in May, five years after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma, having…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023I thank hon. Members for their contributions and I will try to address as many of the points as possible in the time allowed. I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend put that eloquently and made a very good point. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston, mentioned one of her recent visits, so I want to put…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023The most suitable provider process is designed with the NHS to give the right level of flexibility for the NHS. Commissioners can choose how to balance the key criteria, so value…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023The minimum service level that we are discussing was agreed on following a significant consultation and responses, and that is the level that has been set. I believe the level we…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Informed by responses to our public consultation, we have set the MSL to ensure that employers can issue a work notice to provide that all calls about a person with a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023The MSLs for ambulance services will allow trusts to plan more effectively for strike action and take decisions about patient care sooner. Today, we are debating the secondary…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I will take the hon. Lady’s intervention, but then I will have to bring things to a close.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023. It is a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023If ambulance trusts across England can agree voluntary arrangements with trade unions that meet the minimum service levels, so these regulations are never used, I would be…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023It is great to respond to all Members, and I will take interventions now; I just thought it was important at the start of the Committee, when I had five minutes, to set out the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023The MSL that we have set is broadly in line with the services provided by most ambulance services during the strikes earlier this year. We do not want to restrict an individual’s…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I recognise that there is a difference of opinion here and that this is unchallenged—it will be decided in the courts—but the Government are confident of our position in this area.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023No. I think that a national minimum service level is important. That is why the Government have introduced this legislation; it is an important safety net that provides…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I would be delighted if all 11 ambulance trusts across England agreed voluntary arrangements with their local trust—[Hon. Members: “They did!”]—and the measure did not have to be…27 Nov 2023