Regional Pay (NHS)

Nigel Evans Excerpts
Wednesday 7th November 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Anderson Portrait Mr Anderson
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Clearly, there are issues about foundation trusts, but the Government can do what they want—or they can as long as the Liberal Democrats help them. Tonight, however, the Liberal Democrats have a chance of stopping the Government doing what they want, by doing what their party wants, and what the people they represent want—by throwing out the proposal, and voting on the clear principle that national pay bargaining should happen in the national health service, and nothing should be done to undermine it, including supporting the amendment.

Nigel Evans Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans)
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I call Sir Nick Harvey, who should resume his seat no later than 3.40.