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HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy hon. Friend is right. I said continually in Committee and I say it again now that this Bill is tightly focused in terms of the regulations that can be made under it. We want…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillIt is a great pleasure to bring the Bill to its Report stage tonight. Before I address new clause 1 and amendment 1, it might help the House if I set out with clarity what the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDRegistered Nurses: Staffing LevelsAs I said earlier, nurses are absolutely the heart of our NHS, and my hon. Friend is right about the extra number of nurses at her hospitals. She is also right that retention is…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRegistered Nurses: Staffing LevelsThe hon. Lady is right: we want to see more nurses in the NHS. That is why we have provided funding to increase nurse training places by 25% and why the long-term plan will have a…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDepartmental officials have worked alongside the council to engage with Shaw Healthcare to identify the causes and explore the solutions to minimise the number of empty beds under…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRegistered Nurses: Staffing LevelsOur policies have allowed the NHS to recruit over 13,400 more nurses into all wards since 2010. Additionally, we have increased the number of available nurse training places,…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that volunteers in the NHS provide an invaluable service, but he is completely wrong to suggest that any part of the long-term plan relies on…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesMy hon. Friend is right, and we are ensuring more routes into the nursing profession, such as nursing apprenticeships and nursing associates. We are training more GPs, and we are…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesMy hon. Friend and I do not always agree on everything about the EU, but numbers and statistics show that he is correct on that matter.15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to welcome the announcement for Scarborough Hospital, and I understand that the full business case for the redevelopment of Whitby Hospital is going…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaign and her tireless work on behalf of her constituents. Figures from the Royal College of Midwives show that there are over 2,000 more…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesThe hon. Gentleman is right. I recognise that the overall CQC rating was that the hospital requires improvement. I understand that the funding that has gone into it has been more…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that in the long-term plan we have committed to ensuring that more people are treated and that more money is spent in hospitals. The decision on closure is…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesThe answer to that question is yes. The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price), will be delighted to meet…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesMy hon. Friend is right to recognise that community provision lies at the heart of the long-term plan, and that a number of health service professionals make up that community…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesNurses are at the absolute heart of our NHS. There are 13,400 more nurses since May 2010. We have announced the biggest expansion of nurse training places, with 5,000 more…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesGood morning, Mr Speaker. The NHS employs more staff now than at any time in its 70-year history, with a significant growth in newly qualified staff since 2012. We have increased…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsA number of MPs, including the hon. Gentleman, have raised issues about the trust’s performance, and a range of actions have been put in place. He will be pleased to know that I…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRegistered Nurses: Staffing LevelsThe hon. Lady asks about GPs. As she would want to acknowledge, a record number of doctors are being recruited into GP training. We are determined to deliver an extra 5,000…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesAs I said a moment ago, the long-term plan sets out a framework to ensure that, over the next 10 years, the NHS will have the staff it needs. To ensure that we have the detailed…15 Jan 2019