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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)New clause 36 would introduce a mandatory individual duty for members of NHS trust and NHS foundation trust boards to escalate evidence of systemic medical malpractice to the Care…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for outlining the existing statutory framework. I agree that it ought to be sufficient, but there are high-profile instances where it has not been, so I look…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I rise to speak to new clauses 53 and 54, tabled in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire), and new clause 65, tabled by my hon. Friend the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf a person has a pram, heavy luggage or a bike, or is disabled, it is difficult to use the railway if there is no step-free access. Further to the Secretary of State’s answer to…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)New clause 57 would ensure that the average waiting time for diagnosis and treatment for elective conditions for women’s health issues does not exceed the average waiting time for…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am suddenly cast back to 31 years ago, when I was choosing my subjects for the final year of my history degree. One of the early modern history papers was provocatively entitled…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Zöe Franklin) for tabling the new clause. She has asked me to speak about…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Guildford has specifically requested that I press the new clause to a vote because she feels so strongly about the issues in her area. Question put,…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State “to publish a strategy to combat anti-vaccine and medical…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I absolutely agree. My mother and grandmother both had polio, which nobody would expect to experience in this day and age. That same grandmother’s sister died of diphtheria, and…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is really important not to blame people who have seen convincing information online or have been given convincing information by people who ought to know better—including at…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her response. I think it is important that we keep an eye on the power of medical misinformation or disinformation, and expand that consideration to…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)New clause 108, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett), will place a duty on ICBs to collect and publish data on the number of patients who died while…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her response, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn .16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)In terms of ICBs and their responsibilities to veterans, there are specialist veterans’ services around the country. One exists in my constituency, at the orthopaedic hospital in…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 77, in clause 68, page 47, line 27, leave out from “to” to the end of line 28 and insert “the affirmative procedure”. This amendment ensures that all…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Amendment 77 is a probing amendment in the light of our previous discussions in Committee about the extensive powers that the Bill transfers to the Secretary of State. It would…16 Jul 2026