Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown recounts his recent visit to Denmark where he saw their digital health system and their standardised hospital building programme and calls on the Government to focus on these areas and the urgent need to invest in training more doctors and nurses, instead of relying on recruiting from poorer countries.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown supports an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill which would require the Financial Conduct Authority to regularly report to Parliament on use of its regulatory powers, measures to protect vulnerable consumers and the FCA’s receptiveness to the recommendations of the Consumer Panel.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the Government’s decision to use the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to force Chinese-owned Nexperia to sell off its 86% share in the Newport Wafer Fab semiconductors plant, and asks how the sale will take place and how jobs can be protected.
Following the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the G20 summit in Indonesia, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks the PM about discussions with India’s President Modi about issues such as granting visas for highly skilled people to fill job needs in this country, the environment and, above all, India’s stance on supporting Ukraine.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown backs the UK’s support for Ukraine and welcomes the work the UK has done to support the United Nations diplomatic efforts that have enabled some grain shipments to leave Ukraine to help people in Africa and urges this programme to continue.