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HANSARDNHS EstateMy hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner in this House on behalf of his local hospital at Airedale, going the extra mile, I gather from the Keighley News , by committing to run 100…13 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021I am grateful to the shadow Minister for a well researched and pragmatic response to the regulations; it was typical of the responses that he has given on multiple Delegated…13 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure not only to serve under your chairmanship for the first…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateI pay tribute to my hon. Friend and the all-party group for their work. He raises an important point: the challenges posed by infection control and the impact of the pandemic on…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateNHS England and Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care wrote to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on 19 November last year confirming we remain…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS: Trade DealsWe have been clear that the NHS, the price it pays for medicines and the services it provides are off the table in our trade negotiations. No trade agreement has ever affected our…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNew Hospitals: Funding BidsOn 2 October last year, we announced 40 new hospitals to be built by 2030 and committed to an open process to confirm a further eight new schemes. Taken together, those 48 schemes…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNew Hospitals: Funding BidsMy hon. Friend’s constituents will know that, in him, they have a doughty champion of their cause and a strong advocate for his hospital. He and I have spoken on many occasions,…13 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend rightly raises an issue that I know will be a concern for constituents of all Members of this House. The backlog of treatment—the waiting list—is over 5 million.…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateIt is an important question. The Secretary of State has made it clear that tackling the elective backlog is one of his key priorities in his new role. The right hon. Gentleman…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateIn our manifesto, we committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 and to upgrading another 20 hospitals. We are delivering on this commitment, and we now have plans to build 48…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateIn terms of the elective recovery fund, we have worked with the NHS to determine the right thresholds and the right premiums for payment for elective activity over and above what…13 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021There is plenty of time.07 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021As ever, I thank the shadow Minister for his typically measured and sensible contribution and pertinent questions. The 2020 Act has formed a central plank of the Government’s…07 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. As…07 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021If I may, I will come to that. To address why section 21 is useful—I will then address the hon. Gentleman’s specific point—that is so in the early and latter stages of a pandemic,…07 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on securing this timely debate about potential changes to ICS boundaries—and indeed on…29 Jun 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesBriefly, because I want to give my hon. Friend the reassurance that he seeks before the time runs out.29 Jun 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesI would try to address that point briefly, but I think my hon. Friend would rather have the reassurance that I can give him. Perhaps I can pick up that point separately with him,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDIndemnity for the Independent Review into Issues Raised at West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustIt is normal practice, when a Government Department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £300,000 for which there is no specific statutory authority, for the…22 Jun 2021