Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2014 Health
"Sometimes we in Westminster get obsessed with the minutiae and detail of Bills and Committees, but our constituents do not have the same obsessions. As the Institute of Directors has argued, it is better to focus on a small number of Bills. A Volkswagen car salesman gets obsessed with the …..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"As well as early diagnosis, early treatment is vital; in many cases, that involves immediate surgery. Will my hon. Friend press the Minister to make some statement as to how long it takes from diagnosis to treatment, and about how things are progressing on that front?..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"Those are the figures for being seen by a consultant, but are there figures for when surgery actually takes place? Will the Minister provide us with those figures after the debate?..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"I understand my hon. Friend’s argument, but I disagree with it. I respectfully ask him: what is the right amount to spend on international aid?..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman is making some valid points, several of which I am deeply sympathetic to, but on clinicians, is he referring to GPs or specialists? Does he think that the clinical commissioning groups of GPs who are more fixed in the community could have an impact on, for example, …..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"It is a privilege to be called to speak in the debate, and it is good to follow the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon). Some of her comments about rare kidney diseases resonated with me, as I have recently visited the very good renal centre in Southend. I have …..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"At the moment, we have piecemeal deregulation, whereby we look at specific issues and then deregulate. I was elected as chair of the Regulatory Reform Committee, which as a body deals with pieces of legislative reform that the Government think can be fast-tracked for regulation or deregulation in order to …..." James Duddridge - View Speech
"I am persuaded to a degree by my hon. Friend’s argument, and if plain packaging were the solution to eliminate the problem, I would be inclined to vote for it. However, I cannot help but think that there will be something else around the corner, such as a ban on …..." James Duddridge - View Speech