Speeches by Coleman.

“That is helpful, but it is very broad. The ’24-25 planning guidance has already come out, and it was not released by you until a week before the start of the financial year. What are you going to do differently for the ’25-26 guidance to get over this problem? Is it something you sit around and talk about as a real pro…”

“So it is a big problem and it has to be recognised across Government. Have you made a commitment to sorting out this problem of different timings for the budgets of local authorities and the NHS? Have you sat down and said, “We need to do something about this, and we will do something about it?””

“It is complicated. Do you think you have sorted it out?”

“I am not trying to blame anyone either.”

“I am not disputing the money you are giving. We are talking about future needs and about meeting what you and Amanda Pritchard say is a critical need. Can I also ask about local authorities and finance settlements? I very much appreciate what you said, because every year as a cabinet member—and I am only a cabinet memb…”

“Thank you. I have been trying to get to what was meant by “We cannot talk about health without talking about social care”, and “Support for social care is going to be critical”. I am still not quite clear that “critical” means a lot more money going in, but I appreciate the answers you have given. I do not see how we a…”

“On your recommendation, though.”

“Of course, if you never have people going into hospital in the first place, you reduce the demands on hospitals because the social care at home is better. Forgive me, because I appreciate your answer and I appreciate that you will be giving us figures, but there is a concern out there that the NHS has never really look…”

“That very neatly segues, as I wanted to talk about social care. I want to declare an interest as a former cabinet member for health and adult social care for a number of years before the election. I am delighted to hear you say that it is critical that we support social care. I noted in your evidence to the Public Acco…”

“Absolutely, we all agree that—it is generally understood. I suppose, in practical terms, I should have been clearer. What does it mean to you in terms of how you are going to change things? In very practical terms, you mentioned the better care fund. Will you put more money into the better care fund, or could the revie…”

“You mentioned, very kindly, that you were going to write to us about social care’s value to the NHS in terms of productivity. Have you done this analysis: “If we put X more into social care, we would expect to save Y from the NHS”? Has that analysis been undertaken?”

“Absolutely. Has it been undertaken?”

“I appreciate your answer, but to be clearer: it costs around £800 to £1,300 per day to have somebody in a hospital bed, though the figures I am going on may be a bit old. If you can get people out of beds more quickly, or if they never go into beds in the first place because they keep on living independently at home, y…”

“Are you saying that on the basis of a financial analysis that you have undertaken?”

“That is a very good point. The poverty in this country now and the cost of energy is causing people in my constituency to go to food banks and ask for foods that they do not have to cook. We are offering people food that might not always be of the best quality, and food banks tell me that a lot of healthy, fresh fruit …”

“I am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. I was not attempting to put together the whole puzzle, but additives are an extremely important part of the puzzle. We do ourselves a disservice if we pretend that sugar, salt and fats—eaten in the quantities they are today—and the ready food that can be bought so …”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) on securing this hugely important debate. When I was writing my maiden speech back in July, I did some research into my predecessors, as one does. It was fascinating to see that it had been nearly 120 years since the voters of Chelsea elected a non-Conserva…”

“The right hon. Member makes an excellent point that I will come to in a moment. The additives that cause so much harm today have simpler names: sugar, salt and fats. In moderation, all of those are fine, but the problem is that they are being shoved into our food willy-nilly in an effort to preserve it and—on the right…”

“My predecessor in Chelsea and Fulham claimed to have secured funding for Charing Cross hospital. That claim went out on election literature throughout the constituency. At the time, I doubted it. Today’s announcement confirms beyond any doubt that the money was not there. What he was saying was not true. I welcome the …”

“Many of my constituents have contacted me to share their concerns about child abuse and child exploitation. They will be relieved that, unlike the previous Government, this Government are no longer allowing this matter to be kicked into the long grass and are taking action, not least through Baroness Casey’s rapid revi…”