Speeches by Johnson.

“Report on dementia care”

“New Clause 96”

“(d) supporting patients to access the most appropriate level of care for their needs, including through patient-facing digital services connected to any system established under section 250E of the National Health Service Act 2006 (single patient record); and”

“(a) supporting self-care and self-management, including by enabling people to manage minor and long-term conditions, and conditions that are self-limiting, themselves where it is safe and appropriate to do so;”

“New Clause 41”

“(c) information on access to ongoing post-diagnostic support services, including support for unpaid carers of dementia patients,”

“New Clause 57”

“(b) information on workforce capacity, capability and training standards relevant to dementia care,”

“(a) an assessment of variation in dementia services and outcomes between Integrated Care Board areas,”

“(3) A report under subsection (1) must include—”

“(f) progress on dementia prevention and risk reduction, and”

“One measure that can be helpful in tackling inequalities across the country is independent feedback. Currently, Healthwatch collects independent feedback right across the country. Does the Minister agree with this Government’s plans to abolish Healthwatch, or does she share the concerns of the right hon. Member for Mak…”

“I am not sure that it is just Opposition Members who are saying this. In Staffordshire and right across the country, more doctors can help to reduce inequalities, and many Labour Members, from the Cabinet to Back Benchers, promised that this Government would double the number of medical school places. The former Secret…”

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“Adjourned till this day at Two o’clock.”

“I agree. I am sure that the purpose behind the new clause is to ensure that data is safe, but it removes democratic accountability from the process of developing the policy, which may reduce the public’s confidence in it. I agree with its underlying principles, but much of it is cumbersome and, as yet, undefined, so it…”

“My hon. Friend is, as ever, correct. I would be interested in whether the hon. Member for North Shropshire has made any estimates of personnel time or cost that the proposal would entail. In summary, the new clause would create an unelected committee removing democratic control. Essentially, it is asking a committee of…”

“Indeed. When reading it, it is ironic to me that they seem comfortable with data being shared across the EU but not across our own country. It did not make complete sense to me, but the hon. Lady for North Shropshire may be able to tell us more about that in her summing up. What else will the sovereign health data trus…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“As my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight East just said, new clause 6 seeks in essence to ensure that we have good data security and control, with which I agree. Trust is important, data security is important and supporting research with anonymised data is a good thing to do. What would the new clause do? First, …”