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HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. It is good to hear cross-party recognition of how important the life sciences sector is in the UK, to universities and businesses as…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will speak to new clauses 16, 17 and 18 together. They relate to the duty on integrated care boards to promote the health and wellbeing of carers. Certainly, as the Liberal…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 15 would require that the Secretary of State lay before Parliament any trade negotiation requiring NHS spending or funding exceeding £100 million, in the form of…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Yes, I sat on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee for six weeks, going through the legislation line by line. One of the most interesting things about that Bill is not only that…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareMy hon. Friend has just highlighted a point that was mentioned by the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan). That kind of experience causes concern not only for its lack of…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.07 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change14. What steps he is taking to help tackle climate change.07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman must have read the next line of my speech. We are concerned that a DHSC employee appearing before that Committee will not clearly and openly state whether DHSC…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The size of the contract would be pretty much irrelevant; what matters is the implications arising from the contract being signed. Does a contract potentially compromise our data…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)For over 50 years, there has been a statutory independent patient voice in the health and care system. The creation of Healthwatch was, in part, a direct response to the issues…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s response and the comments of other Members, which were insightful as usual. When we discussed whether carers could access parts of the single patient…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is not about closing off markets or shutting off the potential to use foreign companies if they are most appropriate. It is about prioritising and investing in UK technology…07 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeWill the Minister join me in congratulating Lib Dem-run Winchester city council on its fantastic initiative, Solar Together, which installs solar panels on council houses? So far,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)This subject is of particular interest to me. For quite a few years I was a trustee of a charity that supported evidence-based medicine and quality improvement. The hon. Lady…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I would not always object to that, because the whole point of the new clause is that such a contract would come to Parliament and then might well be approved if it turned out to…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)New clauses 3 to 5 are related to the publication of risk assessments of contracts between NHS organisations and suppliers based outside the UK. They would place a duty on the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Lady is making very good points. The whole thrust of the argument is that there is little detail around how the single patient record will be created and implemented.…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will speak to clause 47 and to new clauses 7 and 8, which were tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley). The sector has been calling for a single…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I agree that there is no need for carers to see irrelevant or extremely historical information in the single patient record. Currently, however, there are a lot of carers who, for…02 Jul 2026