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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady. We have made significant strides forward in making this easier and clearer for the NHS in recent years, recouping money where appropriate to help…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I have a long way to go yet, I am afraid.26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman alluded to being shadow Minister during the passage of the previous piece of legislation, and that reflects once again his longevity in his post. I am grateful…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I will be relatively brief. I am grateful to the shadow Minister, and I think that on this we are in broad agreement. He raised a few specific points, about which I hope I can…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving us, through amendment 116, an opportunity to debate and discuss this issue. Every stillbirth and death related to childbirth is a…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will also endeavour not to detain the Committee for too long. I do not believe there is any discrepancy; I believe there is consistency there. The shadow Minister has…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)These clauses cover further detail regarding offences created in part 4 of the Bill and interpreting part 4 of the Bill more generally. Clause 115 specifies that when an offence…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his comments. I semi-predicted where I thought he might be going with his challenges, and I hope I can offer him reassurance. First, at…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire, because I suspect it is consequential on what the hon. Gentleman has said.26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The clauses relate to the oversight of HSSIB’s functions. Clause 113 enables the Secretary of State to direct HSSIB to exercise its functions within a specified time period and in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)A number of questions were asked that I will seek to address. If I cannot answer the specific points raised, I will write to clarify them. The hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The clauses address HSSIB’s relationships with other bodies, including with the devolved Administrations. Clause 110 places a requirement on HSSIB and a number of listed bodies,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I know that my hon. Friend has done a lot of work in this space, possibly involving the all-party parliamentary group for whistleblowing. I know she is very concerned to make sure…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The role of the coroner is very specific, which is why we have singled out coroners, because their role is to investigate deaths. Hopefully, a large number of the investigations…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady and the hon. Gentleman, and I think the points they made are linked. The distinction we draw with other organisations and individuals is because of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I take the hon. Lady’s point, but I do not believe this very narrow exception does or will undermine safe space. What it does is enable coroners to continue to do their job, and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will do so now for the hon. Lady. I have great respect for the work of the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission around ombudsman services. The Venice Commission has…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister and the SNP spokesperson, whose points are not dissimilar. I take the hon. Lady’s point that statements and information are recognised legal…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will take the intervention from the hon. Lady, and I will address both together.26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I should say that, even now, I am sure that many people in the health sector co-operate voluntarily, even when it is potentially challenging…26 Oct 2021