Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Frank McNally Excerpts
Thursday 24th October 2024

(4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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Local radio stations play a really important role in their communities. I am sure that if my hon. Friend were to apply for an Adjournment debate on the subject, it would be very well attended.

Frank McNally Portrait Frank McNally (Coatbridge and Bellshill) (Lab)
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The SNP Government have botched their attempt to deliver a national care service in Scotland. Key stakeholders, trade unions and care organisations have raised significant concerns, and local government has withdrawn support. Will my right hon. Friend make time in the near future for a statement outlining the preliminary discussions that the Department of Health and Social Care has had with stakeholders, so that the House can be assured that the national care service in England will move forward with the support of staff, service users and other relevant bodies, and not make the same shambolic mistakes that have been made in Scotland?

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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Social care is a devolved matter. As my hon. Friend rightly says, social care in Scotland is at breaking point because the SNP plans have failed and the national care service there is in name only. He may wish to raise that matter in the forthcoming Health and Social Care or Scotland questions.