Speeches by Craft.

“On a visit to Basildon hospital last week, I was told by staff how dealing with the unprecedented demand due to the heatwave was compounded by working in a building that is fundamentally unfit to cope with extreme heat, not least with A&E working above capacity, with absolutely no windows. Will the Minister work to…”

“Will there be a public-facing report about the drivers of ill performance? Will people be able to look at and comment on that?”

“Secretary of State, whose responsibility is it to meet the healthcare needs of disabled children?”

“What does that look like in practice? How will that filter down to the ground?”

“That is pretty much every ward.”

“My local hospital, Basildon university hospital, is in the 40th worst trust for delivering hospital care. Does my hon. Friend agree that not having the right community equipment, such as community disability aids and home adaptations, can quite often be a leading cause of delayed discharge? Will she urge the Minister t…”

“I think it is on the individualised cases as well. The EHCP section F statutory requirement is on the local authority, not the ICB, to provide speech and language, physio and OT, for example. Local authorities have said that they would find it helpful to have a similar duty on ICBs, which I will leave for now because I…”

“I think it currently has a role, but it is just not living up to it. How do we change that going forward?”

“I note that you did not mention local authorities in cross-governmental working. We recently had an inquiry looking at the “health” in education, health and care plans. We have taken quite a bit of evidence suggesting that, broadly, the Department of Health just does not come to the table when it comes to either commis…”

“It is not examples—we have had this discussion before. It is systemic. There is a systemic absence of Health, particularly with local authority SEND partnerships. As you know, the ICBs are supposed to be an equal partner in it. The feedback we get is that, by and large, they are not. In delivering individualised EHCPs,…”

“We can send them on.”

“How will you be doing that?”

“Many colleagues have spoken about the importance of sports, activity and physical health, and how it is not just a nice to have or an add-on, but something that is absolutely vital if we are to deliver our goals, particularly on creating a healthier ageing population and a healthier population in general. However, I wo…”

“I very much welcome the report and Baroness Amos’s work to highlight the failings across our maternity system. It is pure and utter medical misogyny that has led us here. The value that we place on the lives and experiences of women has been brought to the fore, and it is very, very low. The throughline of this report …”

“Many Members across the House have spoken about the financial situation in Northern Ireland. My hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) spoke very well about the impact that it has on the lives of people in Northern Ireland. I would like to touch briefly on the impact that it is having on a particular group…”

“This morning I had the honour of taking part in the flag raising ahead of Armed Forces Day in Thurrock in my home patch. I reflected that while the impact of service is one of pride, there is also a big impact on the families of the men and women who bravely serve our country, and particularly on those with special edu…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate. I also congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) and for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) on their work to comba…”

“I agree with my hon. Friend. The lack not only of Reform UK Members but—other than the shadow Minister—of Conservative Members is disgraceful and a real shame. Labour Members are trying to make positive change to bring communities together and tackle this issue, which, as we hear time and again, is a root cause of peop…”

“In my patch in Thurrock, we unsurprisingly do not have a lot of London tourist tat shops, which are synonymous with dodgy directors changing hands every few weeks. We do, however, have a number of really suspect home goods shops, which sell goods that are often faulty. People have no recourse to a refund if the product…”

“That is indeed shocking and very short-sighted. The real issue in my area is that our council is under intervention, so its ability to plan and take enforcement action, and to put planning conditions on town centres to better reflect what people are after—rather than the best way for businesses to turn a profit—is some…”