NHS Redress Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Sandra Gidley (Shadow Minister, Health; Romsey, Liberal Democrat)
I, too, welcome you to the Chair, Miss Begg. I also welcome the Minister to the consideration of his first health Bill. I do not know whether it is worrying or reassuring that we have a Minister with experience in the field of health, but I look forward to working with him. I do not intend to repeat what has been said, but I endorse the remarks by the Conservative Front-Bench spokesman. Our two parties did work very closely together in the Lords and we prefer the Bill in the shape it is in. Ultimately we all want to see a better system for patients. Although we differ on the way forward, it would be nice to think there was some consensus as I gather that those in the other place are very keen to keep what they now have. Any flexibility on behalf of the Government would be very welcome.