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Orders of the Day: House of Commons (Participation) Bill (9 Mar 2007)

Oliver Heald: ...to the House. In the reasoned amendment to that Bill on its Second Reading, the imbalance was one of the points highlighted. Before the last election, the Bills on university top-up fees and foundation hospitals were passed only by the votes of Scottish MPs, even though both policies had been rejected by the Scottish Parliament and neither measure would apply in Scoland. Given the Prime...

Composition of Parliament (22 Jun 2004)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...Members because there are so many of them. The same happened with tuition fees; I asked for two days of debate and we were given one. Again, numerous Labour Members were unable to speak. Debates on foundation hospitals and trial by jury saw the same thing happen. When it came to the local government settlement, which used to be an occasion in the parliamentary year, not one Back Bencher...

Sittings of the House (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...the country this morning for them to put out saying: "We are obviously very disappointed by the fact that Parliament has failed to pass the legislation that would have allowed us to apply for NHS Foundation Trust" status? It is said that consultation has taken place for some time and that favourable responses have been received to the application from a number of quarters. The press...

Sittings of the House (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...because we were not relying on the support of the hereditaries to win them—we were relying on the support of Members on both sides of the House of Lords. Furthermore, in yesterday's debate on foundation hospitals it was very revealing that the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) said that only 50 Labour MPs supported the Government's policy.

Sittings of the House (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Oliver Heald: In a moment. The offer that has been made on foundation hospitals would allow the whole Bill—the GP contract and all the other measures that I could list—to go through. What we do not want is a two-tier system in our country—a half-baked solution that simply will not work. We are entitled to negotiate and discuss. The other place was giving us that opportunity....

Sittings of the House (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...of that great conspirator, the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field), who said that if there had been a free vote only 50 Labour Members would have supported the Government's proposals on foundation hospitals? Is not the truth that the Government Whips are forcing through a measure that nobody in the House wants?

Orders of the Day — National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill: New Clause 3 — The Health Inspectorate (15 Jan 2002)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...with another big idea to rescue the day. The reason is that, despite his promises and despite his words, he was wrong. There has been no delivery: all talk, no delivery. Today we have heard about foundation hospitals. As the changes are made, the case for an all-embracing health inspectorate grows. There would be no demarcation disputes between private sector monitoring and public sector...

Pensioners (Wales) (24 Oct 1995)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...has brought the prospect of increased prosperity to millions. We have more employer occupational pension schemes and more people taking responsibility for their retirement income. We have built a solid foundation of funded pension provision that is the envy of the rest of Europe, and we have done that through providing more choice and opportunity. That will remain the Government's policy....