Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jane Ellison and Julian Sturdy

Tuesday 19th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Jane Ellison]

The Chancellor has already made a number of comments about how we will deal with and address this situation, and more will clearly be said in the autumn. It is important that we recognise that, while we undoubtedly face some risks and have to look to manage them, we must also seize the opportunities we can take from the situation we are in.

To return to the point about business rates, taking 600,000 of the very smallest businesses out of business rates altogether is a good thing. It has not taken effect yet. It is important to make it clear that although that has been announced, it has yet to take effect. We all have a job to do in the spring to make sure that our local businesses get the maximum benefit.

[Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)]

10. What progress he has made on the establishment of the northern powerhouse.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jane Ellison and Julian Sturdy

Tuesday 15th July 2014 Commons Chamber

[Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)]

2. What steps his Department is taking to tackle the issue of antimicrobial resistance.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jane Ellison)]

We are leading cross-Government action to address antimicrobial resistance—AMR—at national and global levels. We published details of how we will measure the success of the UK’s AMR strategy, and we will publish an annual progress report in November. We are considering recommendations in the Science and Technology Committee’s AMR report. I gave evidence to that Committee and we will publish our response in September.

[Julian Sturdy]

I very much welcome the Government’s international lead on antibiotic resistance, led by the Prime Minister. Does my hon. Friend agree that increasing the unit price of antibiotics and tackling their growing misuse in developing countries is absolutely vital if we are not to face a return to the medical dark ages?

[Jane Ellison]

My hon. Friend is quite right to highlight this as a major challenge facing us. I pay tribute to the chief medical officer and to the Prime Minister for the international leadership they have given on this. My hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that the antibiotics market will be considered in its totality by the O’Neill review, which was announced by the Prime Minister on 2 July. It is of course important to bear it in mind that while we look at tackling global antibiotic misuse, we need to balance the need for global conservation measures with accessibility for lower-income countries.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jane Ellison and Julian Sturdy

Tuesday 25th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Jane Ellison]

There is no complacency on the Government Benches, and attendances are half what they were under Labour. Week after week we have heard those on the Opposition Front Bench come to the House to talk up a crisis in our NHS, but the NHS has responded incredibly well throughout the winter. I pay huge tribute to the staff of the NHS for what they have done in responding to this. The Government are taking long-term action to reduce pressure on A and E; even the College of Emergency Medicine rebuts the Opposition line that there is a crisis in A and E this winter.

[Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)]

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