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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I come back to the point that I have just made to the hon. Gentleman. Terms such as “the failure is significant” are understood terms, and of course public law principles would…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 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)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 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I think I know what the shadow Minister means by cakeism. I see his point, but I think the Bill strikes the right balance by building in a further degree of flexibility, but with…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire not just for her amendments but for the opportunity…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, which is why part of this figure—£2.1 billion—is allocated for things such as ensuring that digital patient records and shared care records are…25 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the Secretary of State said that there would be Barnett consequentials. The details of those will be set out on Wednesday.25 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. We have rightly set out what we are doing to increase numbers through recruitment, but as she says a key part is retaining the skilled and…25 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaWe should make sure that general practice is an attractive career for newly qualified doctors wherever they are in the country. I suspect it will be for those individuals joining…25 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaI always listen with great care to my right hon. Friend. He is right that we in this House, on behalf of taxpayers, provide the resources to the NHS and others to deliver the…25 Oct 2021