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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady, but those joint appointments have always gone on—they have existed for many years. The example I referred to was in about 2008 or 2009, and it…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)Because we wish to take the opportunity to further drive forward the integration. The system has evolved, but we want to be more ambitious. The powers reflect the fact that the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)We must always retain flexibility so that the legislative framework reflects the evolving nature of healthcare provision in this country and we can we deliver what all our…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)We took the view that in this case there are very obvious consequences. In normal circumstances, we envisage collaborative work with, and the involvement of, the ICB. I was very…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)On the shadow Minister’s central question about where ICBs fit in, he is right that we envisage their being, as we have discussed throughout, central to decision making in their…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)The hon. Gentleman tempts me to give a specific example. The reason we chose the flexibility of using guidance is that we cannot envisage every eventuality, so we will set out in…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)As with so much else in the Bill, we are trying to future-proof it. Indeed, the shadow Minister and others made the point in a different context. Where are the powers? What are…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)I express my gratitude—I may be less grateful when I sum up—to hon. Members for tabling the amendments, and for the discussion that we are going to have about the NHS payment…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will endeavour to be relatively brisk; I think that we have covered some of the issues pertaining to the clause in our discussion of the hon. Gentleman’s amendment. The clause…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Nottingham North and the hon. Member for Bristol South. I knew that the hon. Member for Nottingham North and I had a shared background in…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that “may” is the technical language used in drafting such legislation, but we intend that they will be made. I am afraid I will disappoint him…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clauses 74, 75 and 76 repeal the three-year time limit on special health authorities, restate the requirements for special health authorities and NHS trusts to keep proper…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 77 is a relatively short clause, which seeks the abolition of local education and training boards—these committees of Health Education England will, by the provisions of…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)I would not prejudge the passage of the legislation and how the House might judge it, but I look forward to such a scheme being introduced expeditiously, if I may put it that way…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right about timeliness, both from the system, in initiating those conversations, and as something that all of us need to pay heed to as individuals.…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am happy to write to the hon. Lady to communicate that information to her. We know how important patient choice is, and not just in terms of individual choice, although it is of…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)Before I turn to the substance of my contribution, let me say that I am not aware of the specifics of the issue that the hon. Member for Nottingham North raised, but if he writes…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will be brief because we covered key aspects of clause 68 in debates on the amendments. The clause inserts proposed new section 12ZB into the NHS Act 2006. Section 12ZB allows…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his suggestion of a consolidation Act. I can tell just how much he enjoys the sessions we spend in Committee and how eager he is that, no…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I welcome the sentiments underpinning some of Opposition Members’ comments about our changes to section 75. I am nothing if not prepared to listen and be pragmatic, and I am glad…23 Sept 2021