Speeches by Joseph.

“I rise to support clause 7 and amendment 33, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West. Having worked in the NHS for many years, I have seen that education and training, especially mandatory training, is absolutely necessary. Some may argue that health staff have too much training, particularly mandatory tr…”

“We just heard that you are generally happy with the Government and the Treasury in some of the decisions they have taken, especially in recent spending reviews. Environment principles are meant to be applied in all government decision making. What are the implications of the environment principle policy statement not a…”

“We heard from you that environmental considerations may be considered during the appraisal process, but it was not there at the time of final fiscal decisions. Do you have any specific examples of recent decisions where environmental considerations were taken but were not there in the final decisions?”

“I used to work in a mental health trust for many years, and I am still its employee—I am on an extended career break from the trust.”

“Q I want to touch on the single patient record. I declare that I used to work in mental health services. In my experience, mental health patients often navigate between A&E, GPs and mental health services during weekends. Often the clinicians do not know what medication they are on, or what kind of contact patients…”

“Q Sarah, you mentioned that the patient should be the centre of all this. I do not think that anybody disagrees—including any politicians—that making these changes is in the best interest of the patients. However, many changes have happened over the decades, but data for the last 10 years shows that patient safety inci…”

“I asked whether it is not a good change to streamline these bodies so that fewer of them have powers to take action like the CQC? Professor Croisdale-Appleby: There is always a danger, if I may say so, in the use of the word “streamline”. We have to think what is lost in the streamlining process. I do not want to repea…”

“Q I was listening to Dr Byrne’s concerns about confidentiality and trust. I want to declare that I have worked in the NHS in the mental health sector for many years. I worked in one of the biggest mental health trusts, Kent and Medway mental health NHS trust. We use an electronic patient record called Rio. As Dr Cocker…”

“Q Mr Lant, I am trying to understand a bit more about the patient experience and improvement in care that Healthwatch brings. My understanding is that when a patient raises a complaint with the local provider, it usually gets investigated by a local service manager or a matron, but when somebody is not confident about …”

“Whether it is due to the ideological principles of certain political parties or safety concerns, how are we going to address that challenge? Earlier, you said you were working closely with some of the councils.”

“Thank you, Minister, for your time. The role of local authorities is crucial. Do you accept that local authorities will not be able to deliver the measures needed to meet the CB7 target without appropriate powers and resources, including ringfenced funding?”

“Maybe you can explain it a little more in relation to a particular example I am going to share with you. It is welcome that the Government announced £25 million for the electric vehicle payment channels grant for 2025-26. I have concerns about how this grant will be used in Kent. I wrote to the local council and, in a …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered water supply in Kent. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to colleagues for coming to the debate, but it is disappointing that we are having to have it at all, after the fourth incident—and the third major one—disrupting the supp…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered water supply in Kent. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to colleagues for coming to the debate, but it is disappointing that we are having to have it at all, after the fourth incident—and the third major one—disrupting the supp…”

“I absolutely agree. There are many farmers in my constituency, and I have heard about the challenges they face when there are water shortages and they do not know when the water will come back—even the uncertainty is difficult for them. For businesses, loss of trade is not simply a temporary inconvenience; it can have …”

“Sitting adjourned.”

“I thank the Minister for all her work, and all my colleagues, who are united on this issue. I thank the local authorities that reached out to raise their concerns, including the leader of Ashford borough council, who is here to raise his concerns with us all. Many issues and impacts can be measured, but, as the shadow …”

“I absolutely agree. There are many farmers in my constituency, and I have heard about the challenges they face when there are water shortages and they do not know when the water will come back—even the uncertainty is difficult for them. For businesses, loss of trade is not simply a temporary inconvenience; it can have …”

“Professor Howard Boyd, do you want to come in?”

“If I can stay focused on the health side, we heard from the previous panel, and from some of your comments, that the elderly population is more vulnerable. Is it just the elderly population that is vulnerable to extreme heat and, if so, why?”