Member

I am not convinced that these two amendments are consistent with each other. Surely the purpose of the Bill is to ensure that the £4 billion spent every year on training doctors in the NHS is an investment in the NHS, and that those who are prioritised for specialty training have experience of both the workings of the NHS and the epidemiology of the UK and their own locality. In that context, amendment 8 looks broadly sensible, but amendment 9 would prioritise British citizens regardless of their place of training or NHS experience, which seems potentially counterproductive to that aim. As such, we will not be supporting amendment 9.