Speeches by Dixon.

“I am hoping that whoever succeeded me as the chief analyst will be doing their job to ensure that all the modelling is properly quality assured. It would be useful to have a note to understand exactly what the QA is for that demand and capacity modelling, given how critical it is. We know that sometimes those assumptio…”

“We hear a lot about optimism bias. How can you be sure that you are stress-testing the assumptions in your capacity model and not being overly optimistic? We have seen before that we do not get the shift left into the community. What stress-testing are you doing to make sure you do not have an optimism bias within your…”

“Paul, do you want to add anything about how you are handling the programme dependencies between your programme and the neighbourhood programme?”

“Will capital funding be prioritised for community capacity where it has to be brought onstream in order for the new hospitals to operate?”

“I want to pick up on another aspect of the future demand projections: the assumptions about bed capacity and the shift to the community. The number of overnight beds is assumed to be an average of 6% for hospitals built under 2.0. There are questions locally about investment, for example in a Keighley health and wellbe…”

“Thank you, Chair.”

“I very much look forward to seeing the new Airedale hospital. I hope to be a patient there one day.”

“On futureproofing, we are not necessarily very good—or we have not been—in the NHS at looking into the crystal ball. Some of the hospitals will not come on stream until 2036 and beyond. From locking down a design in 2026 to the thing opening in 2036 and hopefully still being operational in 2056 and beyond, are you buil…”

“The Report mentions a “fully assured design in April 2026 following market testing”. Is that market testing with patients and professionals—the people who will have to work in it and be treated in it—or market testing with the builders?”

“That is encouraging. My colleague asked about the impact of the delays in getting Hospital 2.0. I want to probe a bit further about the Hospital 2.0 design. There were a number of elements to it—100% single-room occupancy and so on. To what extent was the 2.0 design really going to deliver for the patient of the future…”

“By capacity, you are talking about the companies and the procurement framework; I am talking about the skilled labour force. How are you ensuring social value, if you are using overseas suppliers, and that these are good jobs for local people like Leighton, who can get training and get on a career path in construction?”

“Charlotte and Paul, on the market, do you have confidence that you will be able to deliver the RAAC hospitals, given the constraints in terms of construction skills and construction companies that have the capabilities to deliver these large and complex new hospitals?”

“Good afternoon. My constituents in Shipley are served by Airedale hospital, which is one of the RAAC hospitals. I was fortunate enough to visit it on Friday. I met Leighton, a construction T-level student, and looked at the refurbishment that is happening to deal with the RAAC, ward by ward, on that site. This is perha…”

“That is fine. We sometimes like short answers, don’t we, Chair?”

“My hon. Friend the Minister saw yesterday at first hand the amazing care and support that Maggie’s centres provide to not only patients and survivors but their families. What role will charities and voluntary organisations such as Maggie’s play alongside the NHS in delivering improved care for cancer patients and their…”

“I agree that it is important that we consult the public on looking to reduce the drink-driving limit to the lowest possible level, and the Minister has heard the hon. Member’s remarks about a possible zero tolerance to drinking alcohol while driving. I hope that on this measure and others the Minister will agree to mee…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered road safety. Road safety is a personal issue for me. My grandfather Herbert Bilsby moved to Ilkley in 1952 to take up a post as a geography teacher at Ilkley grammar school. Aged 62, he was looking forward to retirement: more time to enjoy his passion for hiking; more time …”

“My hon. Friend has articulated very eloquently how we have come together in this House both to roundly condemn the role that Mandelson played in the corrupt web around Jeffrey Epstein and to say together that the full facts must be laid bare. I hope that he will join me in congratulating the Government on tabling a man…”

“On a point of order, Ms Lewell. I would like to apologise. I need to declare an interest: I also hold a civil service pension and would like to put that on the record.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) not only for securing this important debate, but for her excellent opening speech, which set out comprehensively and with passion the impact that this issue is having on our …”