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HANSARDMaritime SectorI thank the Minister for pausing the MCA’s brutal decision about coastguard rescue officers, and for convening meetings on cross-Solent ferry transport to the Isle of Wight, which…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. These two new clauses, the latter of which is in my name, deal with the publication of an annual report detailing NHS…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn . New Clause 97 Publication of annual dementia care report “(1) The Secretary of State must publish annually…16 Jul 2026HANSARDCoastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden DeprivationI congratulate the hon. Member, my neighbour, on securing this debate, which is important not only for us on the Isle of Wight, but for so many MPs, hence the wonderful turnout in…14 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. My hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon has set out the arguments clearly; I will just add some of my own views.…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that there is an overarching issue here of public confidence in the safety of their data? That is not about one company or another; it is about ensuring…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me an opportunity not to chunter from a sedentary position and to remark that this tedious rhetoric about the last 14 years—when all the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I find myself unequal to the level of analysis and detail that the hon. Member for Lichfield brought to public health…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As my hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon said, we on the Health and Social Care Committee heard from the Secretary of State yesterday. These new clauses were obviously…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)To strip this back further, can the Minister confirm whether a deal has been done?09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I think that the hon. Member has spoken very well, too, and I am grateful to him for airing this important subject through his new clause.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Winchester for introducing these new clauses and for the debate that that is allowing us to have. Unpaid carers are too often a silent and…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI thank the right hon. Member for his statement. What a shame he has been asked to look at this issue only now, when his party had 14 long years in Opposition to work out what…09 Jul 2026HANSARDMaritime and Coastguard AgencyThe boss of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency told MPs in person that 93% of CROs surveyed were happy with moving to an unpaid volunteer model. That was false: the survey data…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a comprehensive speech and getting to the nub of all the relevant points. He talks about the system failing; to me, that is the absolute nub. The CQC is…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. The issues relating to clause 59, principally the abolition of HSSIB, have been well articulated, not least by my…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend leads me to a point I was going to make later, but I will make it now. He is absolutely right: the CQC has not had a lot of good press and does not instil a high…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is, of course. I have been focusing on public perception, and my right hon. Friend is absolutely correct that that is only one part of it—an important part of it. Probably, the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsNowhere is the summer job more important for young people finding work than on the Isle of Wight, but employers are telling me that it is increasingly hard to employ young people…07 Jul 2026