Tuesday, 15 November 2016
The Secretary of State was asked—
What plans he has to prevent excess deaths in the winter of 2016-17.
What progress has been made on turning around hospitals in special measures.
How much his Department spent on healthcare as a proportion of GDP in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2015-16; and what estimate he has made of the amount that will be spent on healthcare as a proportion of...
What the average time taken is between referral and treatment for patients with (a) ovarian and (b) bowel cancer; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to implement his Department’s childhood obesity strategy.
What discussions he has had with local government representatives on the sustainability and transformation plan process.
What assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local authority social care budgets on the level of delayed discharges from hospital.
What assessment he has made of the performance of NHS England in meeting A&E waiting time targets in the last 12 months.
What steps his Department is taking to improve the safety of maternity care.
What assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local authority social care budgets on the demand for health services.
What discussions he has had with NHS England on the reconfiguration of A&E units.
What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the vote for the UK to leave the EU on future recruitment of nurses to the NHS.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if she will make a statement on today’s protest action by the Prison Officers Association.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about HS2. One of my first steps as the new Secretary of State for Transport was to reiterate the Government’s backing for HS2. I did so...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Consideration of Lords message. After Clause 8
Consideration of Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee. New Clause 1
‘(1) The Small Charitable Donations Act 2012 is amended as follows. (2) After section 16, insert the following— “16A Prevention of fraud and abuse of small donations scheme (1)...
‘(1) The Small Charitable Donations Act 2012 is amended as set out in subsections (2) and (3). (2) After section 5(1) (general provisions on meaning of “connected”),...
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must carry out an assessment of the impact on charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs of amending the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme so as to...
I beg to move amendment 1, page 2, leave out lines 1 to 6 and insert— “(a) in the heading after “small”, delete “cash payment” and insert...
Ordered, That Deirdre Brock be discharged as a member of the Public Accounts Commission under section 2(2)(c) of the National Audit Act 1983, and that Philip Boswell be appointed.—(Heather...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on 10 October, be approved.—(Graham Stuart.) Question agreed to. Motion...
That the draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Excluded Sites) Amendment Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on 11 October, be approved.—(Graham Stuart.) Question...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 8742/16, a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Graham Stuart.)
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