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HANSARDHealth 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 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ8. After 16 years of Conservative Administration, Shropshire council’s finances were left in a disastrous state. After a Local Government Association peer review praised the Lib…15 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe NHS Resolution annual report for the year to March 2026 shows that maternity made up almost £35 billion of the £60 billion set aside for future negligence payments, and £1.3…14 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Buildings: Extreme HeatThe recent heatwave has also caused an increase in A&E corridor care, something that NHS emergency departments were not built to cope with—let alone the corridors. In May this…14 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I think our new clause addresses that point. As I mentioned, my own hospital trust, Shrewsbury and Telford, has improved ambulance wait times simply by improving the flow through…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The disquiet about the deal comes from the fact that the sums involved are huge—possibly £9 billion a year, or even more towards the back of the 10-year period—according to big…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will speak briefly to new clauses 12 and 56, about which we had quite a long debate this morning. Let me respond to a couple of questions. The shadow Minister asked about the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Hon. and right hon. Members on the Committee will understand that we are talking about a single patient record that we do not understand much about yet, because most of the detail…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. The new clause would require the creation of a health data charter,…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 56 speaks about the importance of creating capacity across the system, including social care, and about having regard to the outcome of Baroness Casey’s commission on…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 12 would require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report about corridor care and to give evidence before a panel of affected patients and staff. In the main…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Constituents in western North Shropshire were delighted when road investment strategy 3 was announced, because a roundabout at the desperately dangerous Llynclys crossroads…08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareI thank the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) for her excellent opening speech—it was what we expected, given her unparalleled experience and knowledge in this area. As we…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I tabled amendments to delete the clauses that will remove Healthwatch, but they have not been chosen for debate, because we can just vote against those clauses standing part. New…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)For the record, I tabled amendments to delete those clauses, so there was consistency of intention.07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am going to go on and give some examples. Central to the value and success of the Healthwatch network is its local focus and the fact it is centred in communities. Where it has…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Member will know that Healthwatch was introduced almost as a direct consequence of the Francis review of Mid Staffordshire, so that was certainly the intention. I have…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Lady raises a good point. I do not want to revisit an earlier part of the debate, but it is certainly relevant that where there is not a local authority representative on…07 Jul 2026