Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Simon Danczuk Excerpts
Thursday 3rd March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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The hon. Gentleman is able to use the Back-Bench debate system or the Adjournment debate system to bring forward such a debate. This might also be a subject that he would like his colleagues in the Scottish Parliament to debate.

Simon Danczuk Portrait Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Ind)
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The Leonard Cheshire care home in Littleborough provides care for 22 people with long-term disabilities. I visited the home last month and was truly taken aback by the lengths to which the staff will go to help their patients. However, Leonard Cheshire has decided to close the home, which is devastating for the patients, families and nurses. May we have a debate on the priorities of such charities?

Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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It is obviously disappointing to hear of a change of that kind, although I do not know enough about the circumstances of that particular decision or the reasons behind it. I would encourage the hon. Gentleman to raise his concerns with the charities Minister—the Minister for Civil Society—either in questions or in an Adjournment debate.