Speeches by Beales.

“I think this has been outlined in a response to the Committee.”

“I am conscious of time and that colleagues will want to get in. I think this is an important point. The Committee heard from a group of lesser-heard or seldom-heard voices—traditionally one would have said “hard to reach”, but they were not hard to reach and they were incredibly engaged and passionate about contributin…”

“When launching the consultation, you said that the 10-year plan “will transform the NHS to make it fit for the future, and it will have patients’ and staff’s fingerprints all over it.” With the consultation so far, are you confident that that commitment will be kept?”

“That is a welcome change that I was going to come to. The second shift, which I hope you will also agree with, is that what we have seen traditionally is that, despite a lack of capital investment to meet need, capital was still being unspent—although some of it was raided because of revenue pressures. Can you assure u…”

“Hello Secretary of State. On that point about enabling transformation, we heard compellingly from Darzi, regarding his review, about how far the NHS has slipped behind European averages for capital investment, and how the secondary and primary care infrastructure is holding back efficiency gains. There is £22 billion, …”

“Let me turn to that specifically, Secretary of State. For that statement to be true, the under-represented groups will have to be addressed in a meaningful way. We have heard from, for instance, the RCPCH a concern about under-representation of children and young people. The portal is only available if you are 16-plus.…”

“One of the challenges to that point is that NICE care guidelines are not implemented. You speak to anyone—fundamental, basic care standards are not implemented, time and again. There is huge variability in care. I am sure that there are good reasons for that and challenges.”

“That is really helpful. My final question is about the role of patient and peer review in accountability and dealing with variability at primary care level. How could patient voice and patient experience be used? Patient participation groups seem in some places to be a genuine engagement tool, but many are not particul…”

“I suppose that would only be if the data is captured on whether the NICE processes are implemented. That is the point: if we are not measuring or collecting that data, you would not know, necessarily, that one practice in an area offers a very low level of its patients a foot check, for example, which is a NICE care st…”

“Sorry to challenge you on that, but if you are living with diabetes or a heart condition, would your local circumstances mean that you should not have a care plan or preventive education?”

“I was going to ask about the investment standard, but it sounds overwhelmingly like you are in favour of an investment standard for primary care, general practice or a combination, so I will take a different tack. Beccy, you mentioned the frustration with QOF. There seems to be endless discussion about the adequacy of …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for opening the debate on this important petition. Fireworks have many positives, and we have heard a number of them already. Many of our earliest memories are related to the times that we come …”

“It is almost as if my hon. Friend had a copy of my speech, because I am just about to turn to that point; I might speak to my researcher, in case he has been leaking my emails. My hon. Friend makes an important point. It must be said that the public displays of fireworks that many of us were used to are now often a thi…”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that rather long intervention. I must say that the Conservatives do not understand the economy. If someone cannot get a train to work, they cannot work; if they cannot get a hospital appointment, they cannot work. Time and again, I hear from employers that they want investment, stab…”

“I would say £25 billion for the NHS, a record level of investment since the last Labour Government. I ask the Opposition: what would they do? Would they prefer to let NHS waiting lists grow, and inequalities widen between state and private education? Would they reverse our investment in neighbourhood policing, or our i…”

“I have given way a number of times already and I want to make some more progress, if the right hon. Gentleman will allow. It is a bit rich for the Conservative party to suddenly discover the charity sector and claim to be the party of the third sector. Having worked in the third sector for 10 years, I remember nothing …”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. What we have both heard on the Health Committee is that the NHS has been left on its knees after 14 years. All sectors of the health service are crying out for investment. I hear in my constituency from doctors and nurses who are thankful that, finally, they are being r…”

“The issue at the crux of the debate is one of economic responsibility. It is about a choice whether to invest or to let further decline take place in our public services. They say a week is a long time in politics. Well, four months is clearly still not long enough for the Conservatives to have learned any lessons from…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing such an important debate. In my casework, I have been inundated with issues around special educational needs, and transport is a major factor. I will make two quick observations that I hope the Minister will reflect on in any review of the framewor…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that vital point. HIV is a condition that knows no boundaries. It does not affect any one type of person: there is no one community that is alone affected by HIV. It knows no boundaries; it affects everyone. After 14 difficult years for the health service, we are not on track to reach the 203…”