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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)I think that clarifies that there is no real concrete plan for how to fund this new clause. I do not mean in any way to demean what the hon. Lady is trying to achieve, because she…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a helpful clarification, but it raises a number of other questions. I entirely agree with the hon. Lady that named GPs are most appropriate; all the clinical evidence…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)I wanted to ask a different question, but okay.25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Gentleman is entirely correct, and I think I said some moments ago that I am not against a validation of the list—I think I even said that I am not against some sort of…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)It is for the Minister to clarify that point, but I share my hon. Friend’s concern. It is ironic that we seem to be heading back towards the strategic health authorities of an…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme1. What recent discussions he has had with Capita on the performance of civil service pension scheme administration.25 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension SchemeAs the Minister will know, behind every statistic and delayed case is a pensioner who is not receiving their pension after years of public service. I have constituents whose cases…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Ms Lewell. It is right that Ministers are ultimately responsible to the House for the performance of the health…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventh sitting)My right hon. Friend is making an absolutely correct point, which I made when we were talking about the Secretary of State’s ability to remove, by sacking or otherwise, the chief…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend makes two important points. First, of course there has to be a validation process. There has been for a long time, and I do not think that anyone is objecting to…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I will speak briefly about clause 15 and amendment 28, tabled in the name of the hon. Member for Oxford West and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that this Bill would have been the perfect time to align health commissioning services with local government structures and that the fact that these…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventh sitting)Amendment 35 has not been moved, but it is very similar to new clause 35, which may be moved and concerns equipment. I will address both together. I think all in this Committee…25 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to support amendment 47, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham, and to ask a few questions about clause 11. I completely understand the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham on amendment 59. The amendment fosters competition. That is not ideological; the Government themselves…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend’s point is correct. There is so little detail in the clause about how these prizes will be awarded and how the committee that will award them will be set up that we…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourth sitting)I will not keep the Committee too long. We need to look closely at what the clause is trying to achieve, both on innovation, which I support, and on the prizes. My hon. Friend the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourth sitting)What my hon. Friend describes is the real nub of the Bill. If we are to abolish NHS England and move most of its functions to the ICB level or to the Department of Health under a…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifth sitting)The shadow Minister has outlined a couple of hypotheticals for the future, when we have a different Prime Minister and a different Secretary of State. One might go down a route of…23 Jun 2026