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HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank all those who have spoken so far in this debate. I have never seen the hon. Member for Lichfield so animated—Data Dave is clearly alive and well. As we have discussed, the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that helpful intervention; I had not appreciated that. If that is true, the security and safety of the individual who holds the firearms licence, and…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)As ever, my hon. Friend is entirely right. It would be helpful to have more clarity on what the single patient record will look like. I will not repeat my earlier questions, but I…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)In essence, we debated the amendment in a Westminster Hall debate some months ago, when I had the dubious honour of being the shadow spokesman for the Conservative party despite…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have talked about this issue while debating numerous clauses of the Bill. If someone were being ungenerous, they might say that there is an…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)While I agree with the points made by the hon. Member for Winchester, I note the irony that he is talking about how he wants more independence in this clause, whereas the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is right, and I have mentioned that in relation to other clauses. I am perhaps a cynic in my belief that if stuff is being written into legislation, that probably…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)My hon. Friend is right. I will not sit here and propose a solution to this problem, but what her amendment does is ensure that the Government look at this and present a plan…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I will start by addressing Liberal Democrat amendments 9 and 10; once again, I see the impetus and reason behind tabling them. As the hon. Member for Winchester said, new clause…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I understand the purpose of clauses 45 and 46, as there is clear public interest in ensuring that providers that hold licences in our health and care system comply with the law.…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I have a lot of sympathy with this amendment and what the hon. Gentleman is trying to achieve through it. Does he have any idea of how a patient would nominate a carer in such a…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. My right hon. Friend the Member for Melton and Syston and my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)As I expressed in my intervention on the hon. Member for Winchester, I have a lot of sympathy for what he is trying to achieve with amendment 8. Whether by accident or design, he…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)As we move towards a single patient record, we have to ensure that technological progress does not come at the expense of those who are least digitally connected. As others have…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)On the hon. Lady’s specific question, I agree: the regulations will answer these questions. But I think it is entirely appropriate to have them asked here and to have a statement…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will, but first I want to be kind to the hon. Gentleman and say that, as with his previous amendment, he has opened up a conversation about the single patient record that we…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is right again: there is a lack of clarity in these two clauses, as I have highlighted. I am sure the Minister, having heard my hon. Friend’s question, will respond…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I read the clause differently. I am sure that the Minister can provide an answer, but my reading is that the single patient record could be—but not necessarily that it must…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Precisely. These questions need to be thought about when the Government are creating this system. As hon. Members have described in their speeches and in their amendments, the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I will be charitable and take him at his word. We have opened a vital conversation about who will have access to this record, how it will be shared, which bits of it will be…02 Jul 2026