Peter Tapsell

Former Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle

NHS Commissioning

There have been votes in Parliament on if GPs should buy services such as out of hours care, ambulance services and hospital care on behalf of their patients.

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Peter Tapsell almost always voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

All votes about reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients:

  • On 13 Mar 2012: Peter Tapsell voted to support proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts. Show vote
  • On 13 Mar 2012: Peter Tapsell was absent for a vote on Health and Social Care Bill Show vote
  • On 26 Oct 2011: Peter Tapsell voted against dropping the Health and Social Care Bill and against entering cross party talks on reforming NHS commissioning. Show vote
  • On 7 Sep 2011: Peter Tapsell voted to support proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts. Show vote
  • On 9 May 2011: Peter Tapsell voted against fundamentally changing the Government's plans for NHS reforms including dropping the proposed market-based approach. Show vote
  • On 16 Mar 2011: Peter Tapsell voted in support of the Government's NHS reorganisation. Show vote
  • On 31 Jan 2011: Peter Tapsell voted to support proposed NHS reforms including giving more power to GPs to commission services, strengthening the Care Quality Commission, and cutting admin costs for example by abolishing Primary Care Trusts. Show vote

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