Mr James Frith

I will take any excuse I can to come to Northern Ireland, and I hope my private office has noted that. In closing, our approach to improving the treatment of vascular diseases is closely aligned with

The hon. Member is absolutely right. We have to keep ICBs and their commissioning powers accountable to local jurisdictions. I will say a bit more on that in due course, but we are on the same page. T

I hope that my further remarks will address that very point; I am happy to pick it up with the hon. Member in due course if they do not satisfy. ICBs will use national modern service frameworks set by

That is a very fair and right challenge. This is not about endorsing patchwork provision; it is about understanding that, whether because of the physiological, social, environmental or behavioural dif

I concur fully with my hon. Friend’s point. I noted his earlier remark about the commissioning of outcomes, and I think that one of the developing themes adjoining my own thinking and my brief is the

It is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq, and to join you again in Parliament. We worked together before and it is an honour to be here today. As is customary, I would like to th