Speeches by Robertson.

“Of course, amendment 49 tries to alleviate some of the issues that might arise from the roll-out by ensuring public awareness, which is really important for lots of reasons. Not only do people not necessarily have an intimate knowledge of how their records are currently stored, used and shared, but when change comes, i…”

“On a point of order, yesterday in Westminster Hall, the Maritime Minister, the hon. Member for Selby (Keir Mather), may have inadvertently misled the House. I confirm that I have given the required notices. The Minister stated on three occasions that a Court of Appeal judgment changed the legal status of maritime coast…”

“That was a long intervention, but it was helpful. I disagree with the hon. Gentleman, because the legislation is not seeking to require technology companies or the providers of electronic record-keeping systems to be able to talk to each other. It is trying to create the concept of a single patient record, which is goo…”

“There will be some differences in attitude across generations. Importantly, there will be differences in how people access and use their medical records across ages—it is not just about age difference, but I will refer to that because I am conscious that I am the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, which has a…”

“On a point of order, yesterday in Westminster Hall, the Maritime Minister, the hon. Member for Selby (Keir Mather), may have inadvertently misled the House. I confirm that I have given the required notices. The Minister stated on three occasions that a Court of Appeal judgment changed the legal status of maritime coast…”

“I will pick up where the hon. Member for Lichfield left off. I make it clear that a single patient record is not a single electronic record-keeping system. Also, the single patient record is a theory, and it will remain a theory long after this legislation has been passed, as I am sure it will be, unless and until the …”

“Any public awareness campaign should, as the amendment specifies, seek to reach audiences that might not otherwise be reached. I am referring not only to age, but I raise age as an example. The shadow Minister has already highlighted digital exclusion for coastal and rural areas, which is another reason why I support a…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that reporting between urban and rural, which runs through these amendments, is particularly useful? Many of the solutions put forward throughout this Bill involve mayoral areas or authorities, which of course do not currently exist in many rural areas, and in some may never exist.”

“We have already heard that the current premises reimbursement rules actively discourage GP practices from sharing space with wider neighbourhood services. Before I move on, do you want to make any further comments on that, and particularly on how it should be changed?”

“Penny Dash did say it was a “finger in the air” estimate and that she is going to do some work on it.”

“The Health Service Journal reported today that Penny Dash, the boss of NHS England, has suggested there is twice as much floor space for GP practices and associated services as the NHS actually needs, suggesting that there is a 100% oversupply.”

“Do you have any reflections on that? It seems a remarkable statement. It was made yesterday, apparently.”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way and congratulate him on securing this really important debate. Does he share my concern that, from the Isle of Wight to Orkney and Shetland, the management of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are showing a lack of heart and a callous approach when it comes to their prob…”

“She seemed also to suggest that because of the good job that GPs are doing with triaging, there is a lot of empty space during the afternoon, suggesting that there is capacity in these buildings during the afternoon because GPs are out in the community. Do you have any comments on the suggestion that you could use thes…”

“You have moved straight on to my next question, which is about exactly that. What opportunities do the neighbourhood provider contracts present to improve how we fund the GP estate and the wider neighbourhood model?”

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“I do agree with the hon. Member. Indeed, it is in the tourism sector that a lot of young people in my constituency and, I am sure, in his—and in constituencies up and down the country—find their first job. It is the flexibility in the tourism sector and the fact that there is work to do when young people have the time …”

“I congratulate both hon. Members who gave their maiden speeches a few moments ago. We know that the outgoing Prime Minister wanted to cut welfare spending—or at least he did a year ago when he brought forward some pretty rough and ready proposals to cut it by £5 billion—but, of course, his plans withered in the chill w…”

“Given that there are so many unanswered questions and such little information, rather than estimates day, wouldn’t the better name for this debate be “a complete stab in the dark” day?”

“Will my hon. Friend reflect on the fact that, even if the Government get through the combined mayoral authorities they are trying to in this Parliament, there are still great swathes of England where there are no active plans for a mayoral authority at all. Even if the Government get their own way, some areas will not …”