"On that very point, does my hon. Friend accept that the trust special administrator has deliberately manipulated the figures, in both the draft and final reports, to mask the fact that the proposal would push King’s at least and probably Queen Elizabeth hospital, Woolwich as well over the 8,000 births …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"Should I catch your eye later, Dr McCrea, I will address the four principles in more detail.
The right hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Simon Hughes) says that the Secretary of State’s predecessor set up the four tests, but does he not accept that one of the previous …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"I will attempt to be brief, Dr McCrea, given your exhortation and out of consideration for my colleagues.
I do not think that the Secretary of State for Health will proceed with the proposed plan, because it is so far off the rails. It is such a ludicrous proposition, so …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He knows that many of his constituents attend Lewisham hospital, so the effect will be not just on people who are resident in Lewisham.
In view of the time, I will not go through the rest of my points, but suffice it to …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend realise that the Government have shifted ground on that? In the response that the Prime Minister gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East, he said that the first test was
“the support of local GPs.”—[Official Report, 31 October 2012; Vol. …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"The Minister mentioned that a decision is to be made on 1 February, which is a sitting Friday. Statements can be made on a Friday, as we saw with the urgent matter last week. Sometimes, statements about issues relating to London can be made, but will the Minister accept that …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"I am delighted that Mr Speaker has seen fit to grant me this opportunity to raise a matter of considerable importance—in fact, the dominant issue—for my constituency and a large part of south-east London at the moment. The title on the Order Paper is “Unsustainable provider regime and special administration …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech
"It is beyond doubt that the Information Commissioner considered all these matters before reaching his decision. Does my hon. Friend agree that, if the risk assessment had supported the Government’s case, the Government would have got it out like a shot? That they have not done so exposes the fact …..." Jim Dowd - View Speech