Debates between Victoria Atkins and Lee Anderson during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Victoria Atkins and Lee Anderson
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

(8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Victoria Atkins Portrait Victoria Atkins
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I very much hope that the hon. Gentleman has already spoken to his integrated care board, because he will know that responsibility for local investment decisions rightly rests at local level. I can say that, as a Government, we have very much invested in hospital upgrades, including £4.2 billion going to integrated care boards this financial year. I hear the timetable he cites, but I encourage him to go to his integrated care board to ask what more it is doing.

Lee Anderson Portrait Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Reform UK)
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6. What steps she is taking to tackle medicine shortages for type 2 diabetes.

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Victoria Atkins Portrait Victoria Atkins
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I thank my hon. Friend for raising that matter, which shows the cynicism with which the tobacco and vaping industry is approaching these landmark public health reforms. On vapes, we have committed to consulting on the powers that we are adopting in the Bill precisely because we want to ensure that the regulations, when they come to the fore, address the realities of the market and the cynicism of the companies behind it, and help to ensure that our children do not continue being plied with these horrible items to get them hooked on nicotine.

Lee Anderson Portrait Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Reform UK)
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T7. I was disappointed to see the chair of my local hospital trust and the east midlands Labour mayoral candidate use my hospital as a political campaign prop by inviting the shadow Health and Social Care Secretary and the Leader of the Opposition to canvass patients and staff. Can the Minister please explain to me how we can rein in this type of gutter politics and prevent my local hospital being used for Labour’s dog-whistle politics?

Victoria Atkins Portrait Victoria Atkins
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This is a very serious matter, which I have raised with the chief executive of NHS England, and asked her to raise with the regional director and Nottinghamshire integrated care board. We have done so because we believe that it might be a breach of the Nolan principles.