Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Debate
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Helen Maguire
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Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell) (LD)
I first want to express my condolences to all those affected by the Manchester Arena attack.
The Lib Dems support bringing providers under CQC regulation, as the draft regulations would do, but we need to be careful about the impact on smaller organisations, as the shadow Minister says.
I reiterate concerns raised by mountain rescue teams about the impacts that the draft regulations will have on their ability to provide services at temporary sporting events in remote locations, such as fell races or mountain bike events. They have emphatically said to us that they will cease providing rescue cover at those events if the regulations are applied. Will the Minister meet mountain rescue representatives and consider their calls to amend the legislation to provide an exemption on rescue cover? Because of those concerns, the Lib Dems will abstain today.