Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Tuesday 21st March 2017 Commons Chamber

[The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Philip Dunne)]

Standards for paediatric co-location for congenital heart disease services are not currently met by the Royal Brompton, Leicester and Newcastle hospitals. NHS England is consulting on proposals to cease commissioning level 1 surgical services from the Royal Brompton and Leicester. No final decisions have been made on the proposed changes. Public consultation continues until 5 June 2017, and I encourage my hon. Friend to participate in that consultation.

[Mr Speaker]

I doubt the hon. Lady will require any encouragement.

[Dr Mathias]

Mr Speaker, you are absolutely correct in your comment.

Does the Minister agree that the standards review found that not all clinicians are in agreement about how essential the co-location of paediatric services is, bearing in mind that a child being treated right now at the Royal Brompton will have 24-hour access to all necessary medical specialties? Will he tell us what improvements co-location at the world-class Royal Brompton hospital would achieve?

Housing White Paper

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Tuesday 7th February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The ever-vigilant Speaker’s Secretary has just pointed out that from the Government Benches I called Mr Wragg followed by Mr Bone. It was not in any way calculated.

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

I very much welcome the White Paper. What support is the Secretary of State giving to key workers who are trying to access homes in areas with very high property prices?

Airport Capacity and Airspace Policy

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Thursday 2nd February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

I believe that the Secretary of State is doing his work backwards. How can you consult on airspace strategy when you do not have a credible policy on how to address current noise pollution levels? How can you offer a consultation on a national policy statement when you have no credible or legal plan for reducing air pollution? How can you have consultations ending on 25 May with no credible or legal plans to address critical noise and air pollution levels?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I have no credible, legal, or any other plans or pronouncements to make on this matter at all.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Monday 27th June 2016 Commons Chamber

[Hon. Members]

Hear, hear.

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Lady will be delighted to receive such an exultant welcome!

[Dr Mathias]

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

The Royal Military School of Music has been in Whitton for 150 years. Will the Minister work with me to ensure that the Ministry of Defence keeps a physical military presence “remaining” in Whitton?

Yemen: Cluster Munitions

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Tuesday 24th May 2016 Commons Chamber

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

I earnestly hope that the hon. Lady was here at the start of the statement.

[Dr Mathias]

indicated assent.

[Mr Speaker]

That is good enough for me.

[Dr Mathias]

Following on from the point made by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald), will the Minister tell me what happened to the existing UK-manufactured cluster bombs when the UK signed the convention on cluster munitions?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tania Mathias and John Bercow

Tuesday 12th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

Will the Minister tell me if he managed to visit—

[Mr Speaker]

Question 7 would be a good start. No more today about the Israelis or Palestinians—the next question is about the Chagossians.

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

7. What progress his Department has made on allowing Chagossian people to return to the Chagos Islands.