National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill

Albert Owen Excerpts

Friday 21st November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Clive Efford]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We know that the Prime Minister has accepted it was a mistake, so the Government’s position on the Bill is a bit curious.

[Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)]

Will my hon. Friend give way?

[Clive Efford]

I will, but then I will have to make some progress.

[Albert Owen]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this Second Reading debate. He made an important point about the provisions applying across the United Kingdom: Wales, where the policies are different from those operating across England, would still come under the TTIP agreement, so it is important that this clause is included.