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HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Jacob, how prepared are ICBs and local authorities to take on the healthwatch functions? Is there a concern that splitting the local healthwatch function will lead to a lack of…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Dr Dash. Since hearing the evidence that was given to the Health and Social Care Committee, have you reflected on the concerns that the driver of confidence in…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)indicated assent.16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association.16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q If I may ask a related question, one element of the Bill is the reorganisation of who sits on the ICB. We have seen the removal of local authority representatives and their…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q I will ask about the additional responsibilities that the Bill confers on ICBs. There are additional commissioning responsibilities and an additional requirement to look after…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)I am directing it at all three, if that is okay.16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a technical question about foundation trusts. The 10-year plan says that foundation trusts could be given population health responsibility for commissioning and budgets.…16 Jun 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformA couple of weeks ago at my constituency surgery, I met my first victim of FirstPort. He and his wife live in a sheltered accommodation flat on the third floor, and the lift has…15 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsA damning report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has estimated that more than 15,800 deaths were associated with long waits in emergency departments in 2025—I think we…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth InequalitiesThe former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting), recognised an appalling culture of medical misogyny and basic, everyday sexism within the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI found a really rare thing in Shopshire last week: a new entrant to the dairy sector. However, like lots of small dairy farmers, it is under immense pressure from much bigger…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend will not be surprised to hear that I agree with his point. ICBs are already overstretched and underfunded. In North Shropshire, both Shawbury medical practice and…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI start by declaring an interest as a member of the all-party group on patient safety and as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, and also by welcoming the new…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI agree entirely. I question the perception that people’s objection to masts is holding us back. In Shropshire, passive infrastructure masts have planning permission and are ready…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI wonder whether it has occurred to the hon. Gentleman that the Liberal Democrats’ whole point is that local government should be able to decide on its own policies, because they…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention; it speaks to the point that rural areas have been looked past by the current Government and the previous Government. They have been…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI wish to speak about rural regeneration and the need to back business and create economic growth in rural areas. Around a fifth of the British population live in rural areas,…18 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI agree with my hon. Friend’s point about sales commission charges. Given that we had a consultation into park home sales commission charges in 2022, which concluded that there…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Car Insurance Industry: FraudI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of fraud in the car insurance industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. Before I start, I thank…22 Apr 2026