Speeches by George.

“You mentioned earlier the creation of a new organisation, the Coalition of Responsible Digital Health. There is a strong emphasis on the word “responsible” there.”

“What proportion of those who are obtaining your services do you think would otherwise be eligible for NHS services, were access less restrictive?”

“Deliberately so. Does that mean that—obviously by definition—those who are not members of your organisation are irresponsible?”

“Dr Seyan and Claire, could you give us an indication of the scale of demand for GLP-1s in the private sector and how it compares with prescribing through the NHS?”

“We will come on to regulation in a moment, but just in terms of your modus operandi, have you considered applications for membership and rejected them so far?”

“Do you have the resources to act as the gatekeeper to your own standards?”

“Where do you work?”

“I will make a very brief intervention, as I want to make sure that the Minister has ample time to respond to the many points that have been raised. I must congratulate the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) on securing this debate, and I thank her for telling us about her wonderful constituency. It is indeed a …”

“Indeed, I was going to come to that point. Busy Members of Parliament, or other people engaged in busy lives, sat on that train do not want those five hours to be dead time in the working day. Reliable wi-fi services can allow people to continue their working days with online meetings and communication as they travel. …”

“I am enormously grateful to the hon. Member for making that point about vulnerability. At a number of points where the line is singled out—not just at Dawlish—a fire can have catastrophic consequences for the thousands of people seeking to travel on that day. One of my members of staff attempted to travel from Bristol …”

“I did.”

“At the end of the day, the issue is that the FCA and Link primarily undertake an assessment of access to cash, and not to the full range of banking services. The Minister says that adequate alternatives are in place. Of course, the banks will no doubt attempt to put some facade in place to satisfy that requirement—as s…”

“I want to make sure that the Minister understands that I was simply describing what the community banker working on behalf of Lloyds was providing. I was referring to the Lloyds replacement for the closed branch, not a banking hub.”

“The hon. Member makes a pertinent and relevant point. That is why these matters need to be taken into account; it cannot be purely about access to cash, which is all that Link currently needs to consider. As long as there is an ATM in some corner within a mile or two of someone’s community, that is deemed to be suffici…”

“We have had a good debate and I am pleased that the Backbench Business Committee has permitted us to have it. It is clear that although we have aired so many of the issues today, there are still matters to be resolved. The Minister has helpfully addressed the Government’s position on the points that I raised at the beg…”

“I strongly agree with my hon. and gallant Friend. I will come to questions to the Minister in a moment; I believe that the Government need to look at the robustness and sustainability of those services. What has been put in the place of banks is rather flimsy in the longer term, and that represents a risk to the future…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the accessibility of banking services. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for permitting me the opportunity to raise the issues and concerns about access to banking services across the country and…”

“I do not wish to reopen the debate. I have no summed up a debate before so I was uncertain about the procedure; thank you, Mr Western, for your advice. I will not accept any further interventions and will bring my remarks to a close as soon as I can. The hon. Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) ma…”

“I do not know whether that is permitted or not, but I will if the Chair allows it.”

“I notice that the Education Committee, in its inquiry into West Oxfordshire, found that all those who attended a forum had gone to the private sector to undertake assessments in order to speed the process and get their care plans in place. To what extent is that happening around the country, and are you content with th…”