Judith Cummins
MP for Bradford South · Labour · United Kingdom
“(2) The report under subsection (1)(b) must include— (a) an assessment of the current burden of musculoskeletal conditions in England including— (i) waiting times, (ii) emergency admissions or unplanned care, (iii) variation by integrated care board area, (iv) impact on work and economic inactivity, (v) outcomes, (b) the evidence of poten…”
“(2) The report must include an action plan to address gaps in dementia data across prevalence, the health and social care interface, the dementia care pathway, experience of care, and workforce.”
“(3D) The health and social care integration plan must include— (a) a description of the structural and operational arrangements for joint working between NHS bodies and local authority social care services following the abolition of NHS England; (b) proposals for how the transfer of NHS England's functions to the Secretary of State will a…”
“(2) The conditions are that— (a) the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (or, if its functions have already been transferred under section 63 of this Act, the Care Quality Commission exercising those functions) has laid its final report on Advice and Guidance services before Parliament, and (b) the Secretary of State has published…”
“(3) A report under subsection (1) must include— (a) an assessment of variation in dementia services and outcomes between Integrated Care Board areas, (b) information on workforce capacity, capability and training standards relevant to dementia care, (c) information on access to ongoing post-diagnostic support services, including support f…”
“(2) The report under subsection (1)(b) must include— (a) an assessment of the current burden of respiratory disease in England including— (i) emergency admissions, (ii) variation by integrated care board area, (iii) outcomes; (b) the evidence of potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity that a re…”
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“Amendment 2, page 1, line 14, at end insert— “(ca) After subsection (4A) insert— ‘(4B) The condition in this subsection is that the Secretary of State has reason to believe that modern slavery or human trafficking are likely to be present in the supply chain of the business recipient of the goods exported from the United Kingdom.’” See explanatory statement for Amendment 1.”
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment 3, in clause 2, page 1, line 8, at end insert— “(a) In subsection (1), at the beginning insert ‘Except in respect of exports to which subsections (4B) and (4C) apply,’”. Amendment 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— “(ab) In subsection (1), at the end insert ‘except in respect of exports to which the condition in subsection (4B) is met, where the amount shall not exceed £0’”. This amendment is linked to Amendment 2. Together they provide that where the Secretary of State had reason to believe that modern slavery or human trafficking were likely to be present in the supply chain of the business recipient of the goods exported from the United Kingdom, the limit of commitments which could be made under arrangements relating to exports and insurance could not exceed zero.”
“As I am sure Members will agree, that was the best wind-up ever. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered LGBT+ History Month.”
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. As he will be aware, it is up to the Government as to whether they want to make a statement, but I will ensure that Mr Speaker is aware.”
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following motion: That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.”
“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Procedure Committee. Lee Dillon will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his statement, I will call Members to ask questions on its subject. These should be brief questions, not full speeches. I emphasise that questions should be directed to Lee Dillon, not the relevant Government Minister. Front Benchers may of course take part in questioning.”
“Order. The message about short questions does not seem to have got through. Can Members please shorten their questions, because we do not have much time?”
“I thank the hon. Member for notice of her point of order. While it is not a matter for the Chair, she has now put her remarks on the record.”
“Order. Members will know that this statement is on a very important, sensitive and sometimes personal subject, but I remind them that after this we have two debates that are also important, so please keep questions short.”
“I thank the right hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. He has now drawn the House’s attention to his relevant declaration in the register.”
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving notice of that point of order. As the leaflet on courtesies makes clear, Members should inform colleagues in advance if they intend to visit another Member’s constituency. It is deeply discourteous to fail to do so.”
“I can inform the House that nothing in the Lords amendments engages Commons financial privilege. After Clause 9 Power to make regulations: Scotland and Northern Ireland”
“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. The timing of statements is a matter for the Government. However, those on the Treasury Bench will have heard his point of order. There is also the avenue open to him of applying for a Backbench Business debate.”
“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee. Paulette Hamilton will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. These should be brief questions, not full speeches. I emphasise that questions should be directed to the Select Committee Chair and not the relevant Minister. Front Benchers may, however, take part in questioning.”
“I will now announce the result of today’s deferred Division on the Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026. The Ayes were 294 and the Noes were 108, so the Ayes have it.”
“I remind Members that in Committee they should not address the Chair as “Deputy Speaker”. Please use our names. Madam Chair, Chair or Madam Chairman are also acceptable. Clause 1 UK Foundation Programme Question proposed , That the clause stand part of the Bill.”
“New clause 3— International students — “(1) The Secretary of State must report annually to Parliament on the impact of the provisions of this Act on the numbers of international students at UK medical schools. (2) This report must include an assessment of the financial impact on medical schools.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament annually on the impact of the measures in this Act on the numbers of international students studying at UK medical schools .”
“(3) For the purposes of the assessment of the applicants’ merits, a person may take into account— (a) the candidates’ educational achievements, (b) the candidates’ clinical performance, (c) structured assessments of relevant skills and knowledge, (d) the candidates’ research, leadership, management, quality improvement, and teaching skills, and (e) the candidates’ knowledge relating to the place being allocated.” This new clause would require the allocation of candidates to specific training places to be decided on an assessment of the candidates’ merits, after the prioritisation requirements in clauses 1 to 3 of the Bill have been met.”
“(3) The first report under this section must be laid before 31 December 2029.” New clause 2— Allocation of individual places on merit — “(1) This section applies to the allocation of individual candidates to specific places on a UK Foundation Programme or a UK specialty training programme, whether that allocation takes place in the course of deciding offers of places or otherwise. (2) A person who has a function of allocating places on a UK Foundation Programme or a UK specialty training programme must ensure that, once the prioritisation requirements set out in sections 1 to 3 of this Act have been applied, those allocations are based on an assessment of the applicants’ merits.”
“(2) A report under this section must include— (a) an assessment of the impact of the provisions of this Act on the number of applications for places on— (i) UK Foundation Programmes, and (ii) UK speciality training programmes, and (b) if the assessment under paragraph (a) concludes that there has been a decrease in the total number of applications attributable to the provisions of this Act, an analysis of the potential impact of that decrease on the number of fully qualified doctors working in the NHS and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, including specific analysis of the impact on the number of general practitioners and on each medical specialism.”
“It is consequential on amendments 2 and 4. Clause 7 stand part. Amendment 1, in clause 8, page 6, line 23, leave out from “on” to the end of line 24 and insert “the day on which it is passed”. This amendment would bring the Act into force on the day on which it receives Royal Assent. Clause 8 stand part. New clause 1— Report on impact — “(1) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament an annual report on the impact of the provisions of this Act.”
“Amendment 5, page 6, line 19, at end insert— “(6) Before laying before Parliament a draft statutory instrument containing regulations under section 3 the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of— (a) the Welsh Ministers, if the draft regulations contain provision which would be within the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru if it were contained in an Act of the Senedd; (b) the Scottish Ministers, if the draft regulations contain provision which would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament; (c) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, if the draft regulations contain provision which— (i) would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly if it were contained in an Act of that Assembly, and (ii) would not, if it were contained in a Bill for an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly, result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State.” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to obtain the consent of the relevant devolved government before laying draft regulations under section 3.”
“This amendment is consequential on amendments 2 and 4, which provide that regulations made under Clause 3 are subject to the affirmative procedure. Amendment 4, page 5, line 40, after “under” insert— “section 3 (regulations describing persons who may be prioritised for specialty training programmes from 2027 onwards)”. This amendment, taken together with amendment 2, would provide that regulations made under Clause 3 are subject to the affirmative procedure.”
“This amendment would require British citizens to be prioritised for places on UK Foundation programmes and for interviews and places on speciality training programmes from 2027 onwards. Clause 4 stand part. Amendment 8, in clause 5, page 3, line 30, at end insert “,provided that the majority of training for the programme takes place in the United Kingdom.” This amendment would require a UK Foundation Programme to be a programme for which the majority of training takes place inside the United Kingdom. Clause 5 stand part. Clause 6 stand part. Amendment 2, in clause 7, page 5, line 1, leave out paragraph (a). This amendment, taken together with amendment 4, would provide that regulations made under Clause 3 are subject to the affirmative procedure. Amendment 3, page 5, line 24, leave out “section 3 or”.”
“(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), “actively employed” includes, but is not limited to, persons on fixed-term Trust Grade, Clinical Fellow or Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor contracts.” This amendment would require applications to specialty medical training in 2026 from those already employed in the NHS to be prioritised. Clause 2 stand part. Clause 3 stand part. Amendment 10, in clause 4, page 3, line 2, at end insert— “unless that time was spent outside the British Islands as part of a posting with the UK armed forces.” This amendment would include within the definition of a UK medical graduate anyone who spent all or part of their training on a military posting outside the British Islands. Amendment 9, page 3, line 3, after “are” insert “a British citizen or are”.”
“With this it will be convenient to consider: Amendment 6, in clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert— “(e) persons within subsection (3),”. This is a paving amendment for amendment 7. Amendment 7, page 2, line 6, at end insert— “(3) A person is within this subsection if they— (a) were actively employed as a doctor in the NHS or Health and Social Care Northern Ireland on 13 January 2026; and (b) had submitted a valid application for a UK specialty training programme for a start date in 2026 before the day on which this section comes into force.”
“Order. Before I call the Home Secretary, I remind Members that a lot of people are on their feet to ask a question, and I want to finish this statement at around 5.30 pm. Will you answer one of those questions, Home Secretary?”
“I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Acts: Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 Sentencing Act 2026 Holocaust Memorial Act 2026.”
“Order. Members will have seen the interest in the debate shown by the number of Members on their feet and will be aware of the short time available. I do not want to bring in a time limit at this moment, but I ask Members to keep their comments as brief as possible in order to help each other out.”
“Before the hon. Lady takes the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, let me say that I am looking forward to hearing his knowledge of the canals and rivers in Bath.”
“Before we move to consideration of the Lords amendments, I can confirm that Lords amendments 2, 3 and 6 engage Commons financial privilege. Having given careful consideration to Lords amendments 2 and 3, Mr Speaker is satisfied that they would impose a charge on the public revenue that has not been authorised by this House. In accordance with paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 78, the amendments will therefore be deemed to be disagreed to and are not subject to debate. Lords amendments 2 and 3 deemed to be disagreed to (Standing Order No. 78(3)). Clause 1 Commencement of Treaty and main provisions of this Act”
“With this it will be convenient to discuss: Lords amendment 5, and Government motion to disagree. Lords amendment 6, and Government motion to disagree. Lords amendment 4.”
“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. That is a continuation of the debate, and I am not responsible for the Minister’s comments; however, he has put his point of view on the record.”
“Order. Members should be aware that I am seeking to finish business questions by around 12.30 pm, so please keep questions short and succinct.”
“We now come to the Select Committee statement. The Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Chiswick (Andy Slaughter), will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. These should be brief questions, not speeches. I emphasise that the questions should be directed to the Committee Chair and not to the relevant Government Minister.”
“Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 19 January, and to be printed (Bill 367) with explanatory notes (Bill 367 - EN) .”
“57) Secretary John Healey, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary David Lammy, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens, Secretary Hilary Benn, Secretary James Murray, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Jess Phillips and Louise Sandher-Jones, presented a Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about the reserve forces; to make provision about visiting forces; to make provision about the Ministry of Defence Police; to make provision about the defence functions of the Oil and Pipelines Agency; to make provision about the protection of military remains; and for connected purposes.”
“I thank the hon. Member for giving me notice that she wished to raise this matter. Her correction is now on the record. Bill Presented Armed Forces Bill Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No.”
“Order. Before I call the next speaker, I ask Members to keep their questions short. Otherwise we will not be able to get everybody in, so please help each other out.”
“I am grateful to the hon. Member for letting the Chair know that she wished to raise this matter. However, the Chair is not responsible for how the Secretary of State answered her question.”
“I remind all Members to be careful and moderate in their language and to treat this Chamber and Members within it with respect. If we do so, we cannot go far wrong. Although that is not a point of order, it is a matter for the Chair and I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising it. That concludes the statement. I will now announce the result of today’s deferred Division on the draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025— [ Interruption. ] Order. The Ayes were 301 and the Noes were 110, so the Ayes have it. [The Division list is published at the end of today’s debates.]”
“Before I call the first Back-Bench Member, may I remind Members that we have an important debate on Ukraine later this afternoon? We will look to finish this statement at about 4 pm, which leaves us with around 30 minutes. Please keep questions and answers short.”
“New clause 15— Assessment of the impact of exempting from income tax pensioners whose sole income is the basic or new State Pension — The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within three months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the fiscal impacts of exempting pensioners whose sole income is the basic or new State Pension (without any increments) from paying small amounts of income tax.””
“New clause 14— Assessment of the impact of the freezing of the personal allowance on those in receipt of the state pension for the tax years 2027-28 to 2030-31 — “(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, before the start of the tax year 2027-28, publish an assessment of the impact of the freezing of the personal allowance on those in receipt of the state pension for the tax years 2027-28 to 2030-31. (2) The assessment made under subsection (1) must include details on the estimated total income from tax receipts received in each tax year from individuals whose only income is the state pension.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to publish an assessment of the impact of the personal allowance on those pensioners whose only income is the state pension for the tax years 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, and 2030-31.”
“New clause 13— Assessment of the impact of changes to the basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 — “The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within three months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the expected impact on an average earner of the provisions of section 10.” This new clause requires the Secretary of State to publish an assessment of the impact on the average earner of extending the freeze on the basic rate limit and personal allowance for the tax years 2028-29, 2029-30, and 2030-31.”
“New clause 5— Report on impact of sections 9, 10 and 69 — “Within three months of this Act being passed, the Chancellor of the Exchequer must lay before the House of Commons a report setting out— (a) the number of taxpayers who will pay income tax at each rate during each tax year between 2026-27 and 2030-31 under sections 9, 10 and 69, (b) the number of those taxpayers who are pensioners or are of State Pension Age, (c) comparative figures for each tax year since 2020-21, (d) comparative projected figures for each tax year to 2034-35, and (e) comparative figures with a scenario under which normal uprating policy had been implemented for financial years 2020-21 through 2030-31.” This new clause requires the Chancellor of the Exchequer to assess how many people will be in each income tax bracket from 2026-27 through to 2030-31, together with comparative figures before and after that period.”
“(2) The assessment must evaluate how households across different income levels are affected by these changes.” This new clause requires the Chancellor of the Exchequer to assess and publish a report on how the freezing of tax thresholds to 2030-31 impacts households at various income levels.”
“(5) In this section ‘written notification’ includes electronic communication.” This new clause would require HM Revenue and Customs to notify individuals who, as a result of the freezing of income tax thresholds in the Act, will pay income tax for the first time or move into a higher tax band. New clause 4— Review of the impact of tax changes on household finances — “(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the impact of changes introduced by sections 9,10 and 69 on household finances.”
“(3) A notification under subsection (2) must— (a) explain that the individual’s tax liability is affected by the freezing of income tax thresholds, (b) state whether the individual will pay income tax for the first time or move into a higher tax band, and (c) provide information on where the individual can obtain further guidance about their tax position. (4) HM Revenue and Customs must publish, no later than six months after the end of each affected tax year, a report setting out— (a) the number of individuals notified under this section, (b) the number of individuals who became income taxpayers for the first time as a result of sections 9 and 10, and (c) the number of individuals who moved into a higher tax band as a result of those sections.”
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Clause 10 stand part. Clause 69 stand part. New clause 3— Notification of taxpayers affected by frozen thresholds — “(1) HM Revenue and Customs must take reasonable steps to identify individuals who, as a result of— (a) the freezing of the starting rate limit for savings under section 9 of this Act, or (b) the freezing of the personal allowance or the basic rate limit under section 10 of this Act, will— (i) become liable to income tax for the first time, or (ii) become liable to income tax at a higher rate than in the previous tax year. (2) HM Revenue and Customs must ensure that each individual identified under subsection (1) is provided with a written notification before the start of the relevant tax year.”