Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kevin Hollinrake and Jeremy Hunt

Tuesday 8th May 2018 Commons Chamber

[Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)]

Lambert Hospital in Thirsk was bequeathed to the town by Sara Lambert in 1890, and was closed via the back door by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust last year. NHS Property Services is planning a sell-off to the highest bidder, despite the fair offer that is on the table from the local authority which could include provision for community use such as public health advice. Does my right hon. Friend agree that there are times when value to the public might outweigh the requirement to maximise a price?

[Mr Hunt]

I have spoken to my hon. Friend about this matter, and he speaks powerfully about the community interest in this particular transaction. We have listened carefully to what he has said, and will continue to do so before a decision is made.

Breast Cancer Screening

Debate between Kevin Hollinrake and Jeremy Hunt

Wednesday 2nd May 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

My right hon. Friend speaks extremely wisely. We have the Touch, Look, Check campaign, and it is important that we see screening as just one important part of the battle against breast cancer, but it is no substitute for many of the other things that really matter.

[Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)]

I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for his tone. This was clearly a failure not only of IT, but of quality assurance, so will he commission a review of quality assurance right across the health service to ensure that it is as effective as it should be?

[Mr Hunt]

My hon. Friend may well be right that we need to do that, but what I would like to do first is to see the outcome of this review, what the lessons are and what precisely it says about the quality assurance that applied in this case, and then make a judgment about the implications for the rest of the NHS.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kevin Hollinrake and Jeremy Hunt

Tuesday 10th October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

I do understand the concerns raised, and all hospitals are under a responsibility to make sure that they have proper arrangements in place for people on low incomes and people who have to visit hospitals regularly.

[Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)]

Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to humanity. Will the Minister outline the progress we have made in opening up the £50 million global antimicrobial resistance innovation fund to applications?