"The Minister has outlined the pay and conditions package—or part of it. Does he believe that staff within the nursing profession are confident at the moment about their pay and conditions package, or does he feel, as I hear, that they are undervalued within the system?..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"Is the hon. Gentleman aware that, in Northern Ireland, health and social services form a single body, making it much easier to have an integrated approach? However, we still need integration and co-operation with other groups and organisations, and with statutory agencies such as the Department of Education...." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"One line from one of the parents the hon. Lady has mentioned has captured what this debate is about:
“every day feels like a fight.”
We have talked about this for so long. Surely there should be more progress to try to get more co-operation between the statutory agencies and …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"I welcome the taskforce report and the Government’s response. The Minister indicated that £1 billion would be made available by 2021. What is the relationship between that and the devolved institutions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and are there any Barnett consequentials?..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech