Gambling Act 2005 Review

29 Nov 2021

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Review of the Gambling Act 2005 Terms of Reference and Call for Evidence, published in December 2020,...

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Summit Resorts & Developments

26 Nov 2021

Prime Minister

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings have taken place between (a) Ministers and/or civil servants and (b) officials from Summit Resorts and Developments Limited (formerly David Lloyd...

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Regional Planning and Development

25 Nov 2021

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been made to the Levelling Up Fund, by constituency.

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Veterans: Identity Cards

25 Nov 2021

Ministry of Defence

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2021 to Question 47041 on Veterans: Identity Cards, what is the timetable for delivery of phase two of the scheme.

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Whistleblowing at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Independent Review

25 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 293, whether the independent rapid review into West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has...

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Transport for the North

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

I pay tribute to my constituent in Little Neston, Councillor Louise Gittins, who has been doing a sterling job as the interim chair of Transport for the North. Judging by some of the comments...

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New Clause 62 - Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is right that one of the criticisms we have levelled against the Bill is that it does not address the issues and challenges facing the NHS. I will take no further interventions,...

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New Clause 62 - Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—[Interruption.] It has been a long day, Mr Deputy Speaker, but we will get there. I will speak to the amendments tabled in my name and those of my right hon....

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I think he is being very modest, but he is absolutely right that these things do not happen by accident. It is often the hard work, over many years,...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and I will later talk a little about outsourcing and the role it has to play. We believe that plans should be built from the bottom up, not from the...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I accept what the right hon. Member has said. There has been a gap in investment in IT and other things that make people’s jobs easier and more efficient, and that has been a characteristic...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. Indeed, this actually covers some of the debate we had in Committee. There has been a rhetoric coming out of Government in recent months that...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. The point about agencies and locum spend is not a new one. It will be interesting to see the figures for the last 12 to 18 months when the Minister...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

We are always looking at ways to improve productivity, but we know that on the current figures there are 100,000 staff vacancies in the NHS. No amount of productivity gains will cover for that.

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is correct; we could not have anticipated what has happened in the past 12 to 18 months, but we can see what it means moving forward. Regular reviews of demand are critical, and we...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

Like just about every profession and sector in the NHS, midwives are under tremendous pressure and are understaffed. We need a clear plan, and a plan that is delivered. Of course, having a plan...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

New clause 29 and amendment 10 are the starting point, not the whole answer. They are a framework for getting this right in the future and offering the workforce, which, as the Minister said, has...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

Let us just say that the more I hear of the right hon. Gentleman, the more I like what he has to say—I will leave it there. We all accept the urgent need to address the workforce crisis,...

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New Clause 36 - Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for his introduction. It seems like only yesterday that we were having a similar exchange across the Dispatch Box. I will begin with our new clauses 28 and 29 and amendment...

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Hospital Beds: Disease Control

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of beds currently unavailable in the NHS for infection control reasons.

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