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Written Question
Willowbrook Hospice: Finance
Monday 30th November 2020

Asked by: Marie Rimmer (Labour - St Helens South and Whiston)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure funding announced for hospices as part of the £750 million funding package for the voluntary and charitable sector announced on 8 April 2020 is disbursed to Willowbrook Hospice in St Helens, Knowsley.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

NHS England and NHS Improvement have confirmed that Willowbrook Hospice received a total of £610,016 as part of the national funding package to purchase additional capacity from hospices between April and July 2020. This was in addition to any local funding received via clinical commissioning groups for business as usual activity.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2020
Local Contact Tracing

"The world-beating test and trace system set up to control covid-19 has been an expensive failure. Covid-19 is having a devastating effect on lives and livelihoods at the speed we saw back in April, especially in less affluent areas and communities, such as Liverpool city region. The Government have difficulty …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Oct 2020
Public Health

"These decisions were taken on false data owing to the Excel error. The situation in Knowsley and St Helens was worse than first thought. The infection rate is almost four times higher than that in Greater Manchester when restrictions were introduced there. I fear that, once again, the Government have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jun 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

"I thank the Minister for providing us with sight of her letter to the Minister for Asia. As she committed herself to doing in Committee, she communicated it to all Committee members. I sincerely thank her for that.

Amendment 19 would empower the appropriate authority to make provisions for the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Mon 08 Jun 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (First sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 2, page 2, line 23, at end, insert—

“(o) the origin and treatment of human organs used in the process of developing or manufacturing medicines”.

This amendment empowers the appropriate authority to make provisions on the process of developing or manufacturing medicines …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Mon 08 Jun 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (First sitting)

"I am sorry about this—really sorry—because I understood that being a Minister was about co-operation, patience and morals. I do not disbelieve what the Minister says. However, there has been a public and independent inquiry, which found beyond all reasonable doubt. Those running the inquiry were people of stature and …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Mon 08 Jun 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (First sitting)

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr Davies; it is much appreciated. I will not withdraw the amendment.

Question put, That the amendment be made...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

"It is a pleasure and a privilege to follow the hon. Members for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) and for Bosworth (Dr Evans). I agree with everything they said.

I welcome this Bill and the steps that will be taken to improve patient safety and the availability of medicines and medical …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

"The China tribunal report was issued yesterday, and it clearly states that organ harvesting is being done in a commercial, business-like manner. It is absolutely horrendous. People are being taken into prison for nothing, and their DNA is taken. A doctor who now drives an Uber taxi in London was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

"There are signs up in Chinese airports saying “Organ transplants this way” in English; there is a clear path through. I am not saying that it is the English who are going, but the system is international. People are going out. France is already taking steps to stop organ tourism...."
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