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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman might have done this already, but if he wishes to, I would be grateful if he wrote to me about that case, not only to see whether there is anything I can do,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDSt Helier and St George’s HospitalsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. To answer the tabled question, no recent assessment has been made of the changes associated with the Epsom and St Helier reconfiguration, including…23 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung People’s Mental Health ServicesI can answer the hon. Lady’s supplementary question, but would it be in order for me to answer her tabled question and then the supplementary?23 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung People’s Mental Health ServicesForgive me, but I fear the hon. Lady may not have moved her tabled question.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillBeing conscious of the time, I will endeavour to be brief and try to scoop up in my winding-up speech any particular concerns expressed during the debate. While this Bill is…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillThis broad group of amendments concern improving patient safety and the quality of health and care services, both of which are a priority for this Government. For that reason,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy right hon. Friend is perspicacious in his prediction of where I was about to go. I was about to turn to amendment 10 tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for South West…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We see huge opportunities, almost every day, from new technology and new ways of using that technology to deliver more efficient and shorter…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe Carr-Hill formula has been through many “almost reviews” over the years and has been looked at by different Governments. Various GP practices in my constituency—as I am sure…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI set out the commissioning of the 15-year framework to look at need. Within that, the House will be regularly updated, as happens now—not least in oral questions, as we saw in…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillAs ever, my right hon. Friend—my friend—makes his point well, and, as ever, I will commit to taking it away and reflecting on it very carefully. He is always very considered in…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillYes, of course, although I do so with a degree of trepidation, because the hon. Lady is well versed in these issues.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful for the manner in which the hon. Lady puts her points. She is right; we have debated this previously. We have been publicly clear that we do not believe that the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillThis is a little more generous than the six minutes I feared I might have to work with, Mr Deputy Speaker. If I may, I will address each set or theme of amendments in turn. First,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who I think covered both bases there very eloquently. He makes an important point on this issue. The change will make a real difference to…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillIf the hon. Member is going to be brief, I will of course give way to her.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady, but we have had the Committee. We are now at the stage where we have been through this, and I therefore do not think it would be appropriate to…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillThis group of amendments has clearly been popular and it is a shame that more right hon. and hon. Members did not get to speak. My remarks will be relatively brief. On the…23 Nov 2021