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HANSARD The National Health ServiceOkay; I welcome that. However, I would suggest that the Healthcare Safety Investigations Bill is about looking at mistakes after they have happened. I invite the Secretary of…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceBefore I start my speech, I would like factually to correct the Secretary of State, who claimed that Barnett consequentials in Scotland are not passed on. I reassure him they are…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceWell, I am afraid that it was the Labour party that set up independent treatment centres. I am a surgeon, and one of the issues was that such centres were sucking away the routine…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceWell, it has not been sucking money for the past six or seven years because it was only declared open in February. I totally agree that it is a huge setback that, due to a failure…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceOkay, for the last time.23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceThat is true, and this obviously applies to the process of bidding and tendering for delivering services. An NHS orthopaedic department will not be able to compete with a major…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health Servicerose —23 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes the hon. Lady recognise that the fact that more than 40% of applicants for settled status are being given only pre-settled status is increasing the insecurity of European…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As the Member who is meant to lead for the Scottish National party in the supposed Queen’s Speech debate on the NHS and trade deals, I…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerWe are well aware of the impact of high tariffs on agrifoods, but organic farmers and food producers will not be able to export at all until UK certifiers are approved and…25 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)Australia is currently suffering from an appalling flu outbreak, which is worse than any it has seen in many years. The vaccine for under-65s is more complex this year and will…09 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundWill the Minister give way?05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundWith the threat of actually being out of the EU in literally a matter of weeks, is not a gap inevitable, given that we are talking about the end of 2021?05 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Does my right hon. Friend agree that what we hear from Europe is that there is not actually any proposal on the table from the Government, so there has been no serious negotiation…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: PreparationsFor the last couple of years, along with the president of the Royal College of Radiologists, I have been raising the issue of radioisotopes. I was ignored and patronised, and then…03 Sept 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIn the four health systems across the UK, we are trying to address our obsession with hospitals and tertiary centres, realising we have not got enough resources in primary care,…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Robertson. I declare an interest in this subject, as I travelled to Ethiopia with RESULTS UK and saw the impact of setting up vaccination…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageShould we not also emphasise that vaccines will not work properly on a malnourished child? We need to see these subjects as two sides of the same coin.10 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationTapering lifetime allowances have already driven many senior doctors out of the NHS in their late 50s. The issue now is the tapering annual allowance, which is reduced by £1 for…08 Jul 2019