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Business of the House

Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Thursday 8th June 2023

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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That is an excellent topic for debate. There are many aspects to this, and of course it plays into the Government’s programmes on patient records and other things. I will make sure the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has heard my hon. Friend’s suggestion, but he will know how to apply for a debate in the usual way—he has heard a fantastic advert from the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee—and I am sure such a debate would be well attended.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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The Government have excluded NHS contractors from the latest pay award given to NHS workers. NHS contractors in my Bath constituency will miss out on £2,000, on average. Can we have a statement from the relevant Minister on why healthcare contractors have been excluded from the pay uplift?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I thank the hon. Lady for raising this important point. Given that the next Health and Social Care questions are not until 11 July, I will happily write to the Secretary of State on her behalf.