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HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Lady knows that we are talking about an enabling power in the Bill. All the details will be brought forward in regulations, through discussions and consultation. We will…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 48 will make amendments to the health service products legislative information gateway to allow the Government to continue to disclose certain information concerning the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 51 makes changes to section 42 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, which governs how information collected at the registration of births, deaths and other…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Let me respond to the hon. Member for North Shropshire on amendments 6 and 7. As she said, amendment 7 is consequential on amendment 6, so I will take them together. I think we…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for this debate. Meaningful public engagement will be key to the success of the single patient record—we absolutely understand that—in building…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)These clauses will make a series of vital changes to the NHS financial framework following the abolition of NHS England, strengthening funding arrangements and financial…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I turn first to new clause 7. Patient data is at the heart of the NHS, and it is important to help plan and run health and social care services; we have discussed that before, and…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)The single patient record is fundamental to the Government’s mission to create a modern, joined-up NHS that puts patients at the centre of their care. The way we currently manage…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)This is another important discussion to have on the record to give patients and the public confidence as we introduce the vital single patient record. I start by stating that the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Winchester for bringing this discussion to the Committee. I will turn to amendments 9 and 10 along with new clause 27, which address similar…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)The hon. Gentleman tempts me to spend the next hour talking about the shocking state of the capital and infrastructure systems that we inherited from the previous Government, but…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. Part the difficulty is that the powers in the Bill that enable the Government to bring forward a single patient record are separate from…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am afraid I do not know the answer to the hon. Lady’s question, but if it is relevant, I will try to get back to her on it. People applying for a licence must now indicate…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clauses 52 to 57 are vital. The Committee has discussed our relationship with colleagues in the devolved authorities; these clauses ensure that arrangements with devolved…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clauses 49 and 50 explain our approach to the transfer of NHS England’s existing data and information functions to the Secretary of State. Slightly counterintuitively, I will…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Ninth sitting)I will start where I left off. Clause 34 addresses the gap by making it clear where responsibility sits, so that there is no doubt about who must produce the final accounts and…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eighth sitting)To be clear, in response to the comments of the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham, it is not currently our intention to set up any new…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Ninth sitting)During the process of producing our 10-year plan, we were clear that, as much as we will reward the best performing providers with new freedoms to innovate, we will not hesitate…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eighth sitting)Thank you for the clarification, Sir Jeremy. I will come to amendment 75 at the end of the debate. The Bill’s removal of councils of governors from NHS foundation trusts is part…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eighth sitting)The clause abolishes the requirement for ICBs and their partner local authorities to form an integrated care partnership. It also abolishes the related requirement for that…30 Jun 2026