Schedule 1 - Constitution of public benefit corporations
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
8:55 am
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury, Conservative)
That is an appalling slur on agency staff. We all know that, because of the way in which the NHS is constructed, it favours people choosing the agency route. Of course, agency staff are a particular group of people. They are self-selected, frequently because agency work suits their particular, very often domestic, circumstances. Agency staff are disproportionately made up of young women with families. I hope that the hon. Gentleman is not seeking to exclude that group from the staff constituency.