Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Alex Cunningham Excerpts
Thursday 22nd October 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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This is a very significant issue. The availability of drones is now making this a very real problem. The Civil Aviation Authority is looking at it carefully at the moment. Transport questions will be next Thursday and I encourage my hon. Friend to make sure Ministers keep focused on this issue.

Alex Cunningham Portrait Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)
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People in my constituency and the surrounding constituencies are worried that hospital services are being reduced in our area. May we have a debate on the ill-founded proposal from NHS England to transfer neo-natal services from the high performing North Tees hospital to the South Tees hospital, which currently has major performance problems?

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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As somebody who has always been concerned about hospital services in my area, I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. Given the structure of the health service, I have found it most helpful to engage local GPs in a discussion. Indeed, I have found them very useful allies in ensuring that the local service configuration remains what people want.