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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)New clause 46 would require the Secretary of State to publish the number of staff in the Department of Health and Social Care and the number of people made redundant following the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)For the record, I am a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and work as a consultant paediatrician at North West Anglia NHS foundation trust, which will…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I would like to move the new clause. We see hospices in huge financial distress at the moment, and we need to get their funding on a more certain footing. New Clause 109 Hospices…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 40 would require the Secretary of State to publish a report detailing the business case for the use of…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This is a very straightforward new clause. The Secretary of State would be required to ensure that there are single-sex…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Yes, I accept that it has taken too long, and that is the point. I assume that it must be ready to go, because the Minister has been working on having it published by the end of…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The new clause deliberately says that applicants would be prioritised based on merit, and it gives examples of ways in which merit might be judged. I understand what the Minister…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Correct.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Under the Government’s preference-informed allocation scheme, when a doctor is applying for a foundation post, they are…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)If the hon. Lady is correct, she will not be perturbed by the new clause, which simply says that general practitioners must be able to directly refer patients to consultants when…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I think we are all getting busier. As such, it is harder for clinicians in primary care to phone the consultant and speak to them, because both are busy and potentially seeing…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Advice and guidance services were an improvement. Previously, if a general practitioner wanted to refer someone to hospital,…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I wish to press new clause 83 to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I understand the Minister’s interest in the balance between trade unions and patient safety. My personal view is that we should focus on patient safety. I am aware—anecdotally, to…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister says that if doctors want to go on strike, that is a failure of the system. The consultants have just balloted to go on strike. What failure in the system does she…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I will take an intervention.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 66 relates to the prescription of puberty blocker drugs, also known as GnRH agonists. A first rule of medicine is…16 Jul 2026