Speeches by McIntyre.

“Early next year? Late next year?”

“It was worth a try.”

“Building on my colleague’s questions on strikes, it would be remiss of me not to mention that I am an MP in Gloucester and our local trust has the longest ongoing strike in NHS history at the moment, with its phlebotomists. I appreciate that is for the local trust for deal with, but this has come out of a national band…”

“In that plan, what can we expect to see that will allow the NHS to deliver on the 10-year health plan’s vision of a smaller NHS workforce that is treated better, trained better and has more opportunities?”

“Moving on to workforce more broadly, when we had the 10-year health plan we were promised an NHS workforce plan to sit alongside it in the autumn. I am conscious that schools are back and pumpkin spice lattes seem to be everywhere again. Do we have a more accurate date as to when we can expect that?”

“Are we still expecting it this autumn?”

“What engagement have you had with staff and with the unions to work on that part of it?”

“In terms of engagement and motivation, my colleague, Josh, touched upon motivation at HQ. What is your sense of motivation across the wider workforce? You mentioned retention. Retention and motivation go hand in hand. Will there be specific measures within the workforce plan that address the motivation and the fact tha…”

“Touching upon colleagues’ questions on league tables, we have all been scrolling through the list today to see where our local trust is. I am very pleased that my local trust is seventeenth on the acute trust list, which is fantastic news and residents should be really assured by that, but there are also concerns about…”

“Gloucester has a proud history as a welcoming and diverse city. Just last week, I was pleased to attend the Ukrainian independence day celebrations in my constituency with some of those who have sought refuge in our city. However, many constituents have written to me, particularly those who live next door to the asylum…”

“Moving on, workforce is going to be key to delivering this 10 year plan. It would be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to ask about the threatened strike action from the BMA. Could you update the Committee on the progress you have made on securing a meeting with the BMA’s resident doctors committee?”

“Great, thank you. I am going to move swiftly on, given timing. In your response to the Chair, you mentioned some of the criticism about going through a period of consultation. What did you learn from the consultation on the 10 year plan that you did not know before you started?”

“Thank you for your answers so far, Secretary of State. Just to carry on the theme from Beccy’s questioning, I heard what you said about the supermarkets holding a lot of data, and it strikes me that another group of organisations with an awful lot of data about our eating habits is the delivery companies—your Deliveroo…”

“Okay; may we bring Jim in on that question?”

“Thank you, Secretary of State. The BMA has announced an initial five-day strike. If that was to go ahead, what assessments has the Department done on what impact that might have on elective waiting lists?”

“May I check, Chair—am I out of my allotted time?”

“I am glad the Secretary of State has reminded Conservative Members that they have rather short-term memories. When I took my place in this House last year, thousands of my residents in Gloucester were on NHS waiting lists—many of them for longer than 18 months. Since this Labour Government took power last year, the num…”

“Cyber-security is vital, not just to our national security but to safeguarding our public services, so I am delighted that the Government are investing in the sector through their cyber growth action plan. Some of that investment is going into my neighbouring town, Cheltenham, but there are so many fantastic opportunit…”

“13. What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national security.”

“I am Alex McIntyre, the MP for Gloucester. I will start on something that Josh questioned. Has any analysis been done on what additional costs a reduction in routine appointments—check-ups, for example—would lead to due to people being caught later down the line? Obviously, one of the big shifts in the 10-year plan is …”