Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rupa Huq and Maria Caulfield

Wednesday 25th October 2023 Commons Chamber

[Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab)]

T5. A year ago, the Public Order Bill was passed in this House, and with it my new clause, which was overwhelmingly supported in a free vote by MPs on both sides of the House, to stop women being deterred from using and entering the doors of abortion clinics by protests outside. A year on, intimidation is worse than ever, because the legislation is not being enacted. Will the Minister look into why that is and fix this now?

[The Minister for Women (Maria Caulfield)]

If the hon. Lady has a specific example of where that is happening, I will be happy to look at it if she raises it with me.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rupa Huq and Maria Caulfield

Tuesday 24th January 2023 Commons Chamber

[Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Ind)]

T9. In the light of the Government’s welcome announcement of the Strathdee rapid review of in-patient mental health services, can we revisit West London NHS Trust’s decision to make the covid closure of the Wolsey wing permanent, which leaves Ealing, the third biggest borough in London, with no acute mental health beds for under-65s?

[Maria Caulfield]

Local healthcare decisions are made by local commissioning groups, but I am happy to raise that on behalf of the hon. Lady. We are putting an additional £2.3 billion a year into expanding and transforming mental health services in the community and patient services.