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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eighth sitting)Although I entirely support clause 19 as an essential ingredient of the Bill that will provide certainty and legal confidence to ICBs, I wish to draw the Minister’s attention…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for his considered comments on these amendments. They are probing amendments, and I do not intend to press them to a vote. I hope, however, that the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendments would place a legal duty on integrated care boards to support and promote the use and development of research in their local health and care systems. The existing…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 19, page 17, line 7, leave out from beginning to end of line 9 and insert— “(a) support the conduct of research on matters relevant to the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Third sitting)Q Do the other organisations agree with that assessment? Pat Cullen: Yes, we would certainly agree. We believe that annual plans are too short-term for the reasons that Helen has…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Third sitting)Q On clause 19 and the duties on the ICBs and ICSs, particularly, in your case, around education, training and research, do you have any thoughts about who might be able to help…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Third sitting)Q I have two questions. On clause 33, which we have just spoken about, what would be the best compromise when it comes to planning for a workforce strategy? The Bill suggests five…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to touch on the King’s Fund’s comments in its own white paper in which it welcomed the Bill’s removal of the “cumbersome competition rules” that were introduced in the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What confidence do you have in the discharge to assess model? Obviously, there have been pilots since 2016, but a lot of this was accelerated through the pandemic. That may be a…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (First sitting)Q I want to return to the issue of workforce planning, which obviously is integral to both of your organisations. You have discussed the strategic framework you have been working…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (First sitting)Q I know we have spoken about the need for flexibility in the composition of ICBs and also their related duties. I wanted to ask, though, whether it would be helpful if there were…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Second sitting)Q I wanted to turn to workforce planning and your views on clause 33. The NHS Confederation, in its written evidence, has suggested that the five-year period for a strategic…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Second sitting)Q This is a question to Professor Rae about research. I am sure you will agree that research is vital when it comes to demonstrating the changing nature of health care…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Space DebrisI beg to move, That this House has considered space debris. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. If the covid pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Space DebrisThank you, Mr Dowd, for your chairmanship of the debate. I thank the shadow Minister and the Minister for their contributions. It is clear that we share an equal passion for the…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Learned Societies at Burlington HouseI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for having secured this important debate, and put on record my interest as an elected…08 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Rare Diseases FrameworkI thank the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for securing this important debate on the challenges faced by people living with rare diseases. I am delighted to have the…24 Mar 2021HANSARD STEM Subjects: Science and Discovery CentresI will be brief. If hon. Members can hear any background noise, it is because I have a 16-month-old baby in a high chair next to me watching “Paw Patrol”. I am hoping she will be…24 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI welcome this Bill. As the former Science Minister who ushered in this concept of the UK ARPA—now ARIA—in the 2019 Conservative manifesto, I am delighted that the introduction of…23 Mar 2021