Member

On integration, this Bill and our wider programme of reform support the further integration of health and care and beyond. I know that this is a matter of considerable interest to Members across the House, including my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon), who I have met with, and my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Danny Beales). I can assure them and all Members that we are committed to supporting joint working between local authorities and the NHS, and that this Bill upholds the existing duties on NHS bodies and local authorities to co-operate. The task on the ground is making it happen, not creating additional legislative requirements. However, as I told my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley, we are very happy to continue working and using her expertise to help make that happen.