Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Jim Cunningham

Tuesday 2nd April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

I would say to them that the shadow Chancellor was absolutely right when he said that Venezuela was “socialism in action”.

[Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)]

T8. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka. What is the Minister doing to promote the civil rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Jim Cunningham

Tuesday 4th December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)]

The Foreign Secretary said earlier that they had achieved a great deal from the EU as part of the Government’s proposals. What parts has the Foreign Secretary not achieved?

[Mr Hunt]

As I said earlier, we have achieved a large part of what we wanted to achieve. The question is whether by accepting this deal we can go on and achieve everything that we want, and I believe that we can.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Jim Cunningham

Tuesday 19th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)]

T3. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of NHS funding for the 2018-19 financial year? Will it be sufficient to deliver the standards set out in the NHS constitution?

[Mr Hunt]

The NHS mandate is very clear that we expect the NHS to move towards hitting those constitution standards which we consider to be vital for patients.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Jim Cunningham

Tuesday 10th October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

[The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt)]

This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week, and the whole House will want to mark the tragedy faced by too many parents every year by redoubling our efforts to reduce avoidable baby death and harm. I am pleased to tell the House that to mark World Mental Health Day today the entire Cabinet was this morning briefed by two of the country’s leading mental health experts, Poppy Jaman and Professor Sir Simon Wessely, on our plans announced today to roll out mental health first aid to 1 million people in England.

[Mr Cunningham]

Can the Secretary of State tell us what progress has been made regarding an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal?

[Mr Hunt]

I can absolutely tell the hon. Gentleman the answer to that: we have been making very important progress with families over the summer; and we have decided the shape of the inquiry and the leadership of the inquiry and all the factors around the terms of reference need to be decided in close consultation with the affected families. So we are keen to get on as quickly as possible, but we have made some progress in understanding their wishes.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Hunt and Jim Cunningham

Tuesday 4th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

As ever, my hon. Friend makes an important point. I think that every child should leave school as knowledgeable about how to remain mentally resilient as about how to be physically healthy.

[Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)]

T9. What recent assessment has the Secretary of State made of the financial sustainability of Coventry and Rugby clinical commissioning group?

[Mr Hunt]

Like all clinical commissioning groups, Coventry and Rugby CCG is under a great deal of pressure, but our view is that, given the recent funding increases, it should be entirely possible for it to be sustainable.