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HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 59 provides for the abolition of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body and the transfer of its functions to the Care Quality Commission. Under the new…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. This morning, we had really good and detailed exchanges about patient safety and learning the role of HSSIB. Often…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am going to try to go through these points because I have listened carefully to everybody’s contributions. If there is something outstanding, I will be happy to come back to it.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)Of course, patient safety is what we need to get right. I will come on to that point, but there is a lot to get through with this clause. We can see its importance from the number…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for North Shropshire for bringing this discussion before the Committee. I put on record our thanks for the work she has done in this area and for…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that point. I have met HSSIB and others on this issue, and it is a concern that staff are fearful of speaking up. That is obviously unacceptable, but we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 58 is about the time period for compliance with NICE recommendations on health and social care provision. As we have heard, it will enable that period to be determined by…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 62 underscores the importance that we place on special reviews and investigations, and it will maintain the Care Quality Commission’s ability to conduct them by ensuring…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. The purpose of the new clauses is to support our life sciences and medicine sector, in order to make that more streamlined. She will be…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am going to persist on some of these arguments. I think I have addressed all the points made by the Opposition. It is the job of effective leadership to manage those interests…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My understanding is that the clause will not change that particular power, but I will get back to the hon. Lady if I am wrong. Question put and agreed to. Clause 62 accordingly…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We are probably not going to agree on this point. I have made the point several times—and we made it in the Dash review—about bringing these organisations together. As I said…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)No. There will be no barrier to investigating whether CQC inspections are causing unintended harm. If they are, and the investigator feels that a recommendation for change should…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am happy to get back to the hon. Lady on that specific point, if that is the case. The charging framework is about recovering costs, not making a surplus, which is what the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The 10-year health plan reaffirms the Government’s commitment to families affected by bereavement or serious harm, ensuring that lessons are learned from their experience and that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will begin with Government new clauses 91 to 95. Many hon. Members will know that the current regulatory framework for medicines and medical devices is seen as overly…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Put simply, the answer to the hon. Lady’s questions is that we are not seeking to change other aspects. The CQC wants to get to points as soon as possible, so the 12-month period…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I want to make some points first. I will pick up any outstanding points I do not cover. The abolition of HSSIB and the transfer of its functions to CQC is being done to strengthen…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is a popular clause, Ms Lewell—and rightly so. I recognise that this provision has elicited a lot of interest among our constituents and the wider public. I look forward to…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.07 Jul 2026