Speeches by Hamilton.

“It will complete this summer.”

“Can I stop you there? I get very frustrated, and I’ll tell you why. The Ockenden review might have been the second to last review, because we did one on the Health Select Committee, but there have been so many reviews over the years, and you tell me you’re doing yet another inquiry. Is there nothing that you have actua…”

“So you have opened more inquiries.”

“I thank the Minister for coming here today to talk to us about the revised policy.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Kevin McKenna) for securing this important debate. Gambling is increasingly accessible to children and young people, whether through online platforms, advertising or other media. There are seri…”

“Well, okay; I apologise. But the Minister is here today and he has given us the revised policy, with which I am delighted. I am so pleased that the Minister and the Government have decided not to make it a mandatory scheme. I have had an overwhelming number of complaints in my constituency. Going forward, areas like mi…”

“I welcome this statement and this clarity. The findings are damning. I was born and bred in Birmingham and I am a local MP, and I know that in my community there is very little trust in the police. Does the Secretary of State agree that, in an increasingly political world, it is important that in future all chief const…”

“Finally, my biggest thing is about data. How do you find out where that deficit is so that we can then do what needs to be done? What has NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care got planned to ensure that hospice care is not seen as the second cousin once removed, but as an expert, first-class service …”

“You and I know each other well, so I am just going to stop you right there: how will we do that?”

“I was just going to butt in, but I will give you a few more seconds.”

“Good afternoon, one and all. Samantha—if you do not mind me calling you that—I will direct my question, which is a simple one, at you. With the 10-year plan and the left shift that we have talked about, we know that things are moving more and more into the community. For palliative care, that means that we will get lar…”

“I wonder if Fliss would like to come in, because I have to hand back to the Chair. Say you had three Government Ministers sat here, what message would you give them, so that we can really see strategic commissioning?”

“That is a good place to stop. I will hand back to the Chair. Thank you.”

“I am going to move straight to Baroness Finlay for the last word, because I have to hand back.”

“May I just make a follow-on point? I know we have to move on. For me, the big issue—and I have a thing about this—is data. We are struggling to get the data from hospices. I do not mind who answers this question, but what would you like the Government to do to increase their data collection to enable us to get proper s…”

“The Chair has more or less asked the question that I was going to ask. Let me start by saying that I absolutely appreciate that Government, through you, have tried to support hospices, especially over the past 18 months. About £125 million has been given in capital to hospices. I have taken on board what was said earli…”

“I will follow straight on from you, Sir Gregory. [Laughter.]”

“I have a final question for you, Duncan—you know I have to bring you in, because we are both nurses. I worked in hospice services as a district nurse, so I went in and out—you know the way that system used to work. How are you ensuring that we are not losing that high quality of profession as we are losing and cutting …”

“I am going to hand back now. I do not want you to answer, but I am going to leave you with this: Toby from the last panel said that by April many organisations will go under—they have not got years. As members of the Committee are asking their questions, you need to answer that point.”

“My next question is simply on that. Cutting services must be done in a professional way, and you have to think about the quality of services, not just the quantity. My last point is that people are talking about cuts in services. How is it being measured that people will still get a high-quality service, when we are se…”