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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"Yes, that is quite right. We tend to use dementia, particularly the work of the Alzheimer’s Society and others, to illustrate the problems here but they are not unique. Many people with arthritis, diabetes and serious stroke conditions face the same set of problems...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"Indeed. My hon. Friend is right, and he reinforces the central point I am making...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"I will come to that point later and to the heart of what I understand to be the Labour proposal—on free personal care—in not too polemical a way. It presents opportunities but also serious problems.

We have the growth in demand, the hidden costs, and the burden on local authorities. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"That is the case, and I hope that when the Green Paper appears there will be a proper, objective look at free personal care. In the past this has been an ideological issue, but there is no reason why it should be. It is a practical proposition. As I understand …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"My hon. Friend is right to point out the practicalities of this issue. That links to one of the current difficulties with domiciliary care, which is that providers are often not compensated for travel. I imagine that in a remote constituency that would be accentuated many times...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"That is a helpful and humane suggestion, and if we approach this whole question in terms of its practicality, rather than with abstract ideology, we might make some headway. What my hon. Friend suggests seems an eminently sensible way to start that process.

The last and most difficult issue is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"The hon. Lady is quite right. We are talking about a variety of conditions. I listed some, and Parkinson’s is clearly one. With Parkinson’s, it is difficult to separate the health and the social element, which is one of the problems with a lot of these conditions and why the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Social Care Funding

"Sir Charles, thank you for safeguarding the last 10 minutes. I tried to approach this whole subject in a non-tribal way. I thank all the Members, including the Minister, who participated in that spirit. The debate was enriched by people drawing on professional experience, such as the hon. Member for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Sep 2019
Health Infrastructure Plan

"Now that the Government are no longer using the private finance initiative, what are the terms and conditions for Treasury funding of capital investment in hospitals? Is this all grant, or is it a new kind of loan?..."
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Written Question
Hospitals: Parking
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospital car parks in England are operated by private parking companies.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The level and appropriateness of car parking charges at National Health Service sites is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. The Department have published the NHS Car Parking Principles which clearly state that concessions should be offered to groups who most need help, such as disabled people including those with blue badges and temporary disabilities.

Information is not collected on car parking costs, concessionary parking arrangements for blue badge holders or the number of private provider companies that operate NHS hospital car parks in England.