Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill

Debate between Nadine Dorries and Lord Field of Birkenhead

Wednesday 7th September 2011 Commons Chamber

[Nadine Dorries]

No, I would like to continue on the financial incentives.

BPAS and other organisations would say that they do not have to meet targets and that they have no financial concerns. However, BPAS has advertised for business development managers, whose primary function is to increase its market share—those are its own words in the advert. If an organisation advertises that it wants to increase the number of abortions, can we trust it to provide vulnerable women who walk through the door with the counselling that they need? On pensions mis-selling, this place has separated by law the people who provide and sell pensions from the people who advise on pensions.

[Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)]

Does the hon. Lady accept that she might further her case if she concluded her contribution soon?

[Nadine Dorries]

Sorry?

[Mr Field]

My advice was that the hon. Lady might further her case if she concluded her remarks shortly.

[Nadine Dorries]

Yes, I will.

I will come to a conclusion now, as time is whizzing away because of the interventions. I thought long and hard before tabling this amendment. Like so many issues—