Speeches by Malthouse.

“I am not sure that I accept the hon. Gentleman’s logic. The test of mental capacity in the judicial system applies to everyone equally. If I were being prosecuted for an offence, I would be assessed for mental capacity, just as my hon. Friend would. The court would accept that there might be mitigations for his actions…”

“I am pleased to be opening this debate, although, given the turnout in the Chamber, it seems to be a minority interest among Members of Parliament, notwithstanding the fact that the legislation affects some of our most basic freedoms and rights. Before I address amendment 1, I hope you will forgive me, Madam Chair, if …”

“I have been a bit taken aback by the lack of humility shown by the Home Secretary in the face of what has been a catastrophic first 12 months in terms of crossing numbers. It might have been better for her to acknowledge that “smash the gangs”, which she was always told was going to be a complete failure, has indeed be…”

“The Minister is a fair man and a fair-minded man. He is quite right, and I am willing to countenance his appeal and give him the benefit of the doubt, and that is exactly what I am asking for the individuals subject to this legislation. He will know that we have certain inalienable constitutional rights as British citi…”

“I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2BA) But a judge may determine that an order does not continue to have effect for a person “P” during the appeal period if, on granting leave to appeal at any stage, they are satisfied that— (a) “P” faces a real and substantial threat of serious harm as a resu…”

“I am very grateful to the Minister. I have just a couple of points to make, if I may. He is quite right that timetables are agreed and there can be case management reviews, but there is nothing the court can do to restore someone’s citizenship even if the Government do drag their heels. If he could explain to us, perha…”

“To refer back to the intervention by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), would the hon. Lady be interested to comment on this point? My understanding is that, under the terms of the Good Friday agreement, every UK citizen resident in Northern Ireland has a right to claim Irish citizenship. This Bill in effect…”

“In the hope that the Minister will do the right thing, yes. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 1 and 2 ordered to stand part of the Bill. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair. Bill reported, without amendment. Third Reading”

“I understand what the Minister is saying, and, as I said to him on Second Reading, I am not concerned about this power falling into his hands, but we do not know who will be in his position in the future, and we are never quite sure how the power might develop. As I have said, over the years we have seen an acceleratio…”

“The hon. Lady has made a very good point. My problem with this legislation is that it places a question mark over certain citizens. I am not suggesting that the legislation is on everyone’s lips every day, but when it is used with increasing frequency, it does place a question mark over people’s status as citizens of t…”

“By all means. I know he is a busy man, and I do not mean to be critical.”

“So I can look at my local hospital and say, “You’re great,” or, “You’re a load of rubbish.””

“I only suggest the CQC because it looks at health outcomes as well as quality, and that is intrinsically related to the adoption of technology.”

“Do you think it would be sensible for routine CQC inspections to rate or comment on how far advanced each institution is in its adoption of new technology and techniques? Would that be possible? “Alder Hey, you get a 10 out of 10, but I’m afraid Broadgreen just up the road—d’you know what? You’re about a 6.””

“That is also building a network of individuals.”

“My guess is that the adoption of innovation in the NHS is not dissimilar to the adoption in the police or local authorities, which is that, in each discrete organisation, if there is one motivated individual they will generally pull the technology into their organisation, and as a result you get a patchwork of adoption…”

“Okay. Good luck.”

“But it is not clear what is going to happen at head office yet.”

“The academic health science network with them at the heart of it is going to continue.”

“Is it clear yet whether the health innovation network will survive?”