Mr Speaker, you are remarkable for sitting here for all this time. I share the admiration for you, if not your football team after Sunday afternoon. Less said about that the better. I cannot even believe I have raised it. I know that you will have been there and will...

Mr Speaker, you are remarkable for sitting here for all this time. I share the admiration for you, if not your football team after Sunday afternoon. Less said about that the better. I cannot even believe I have raised it. I know that you will have been there and will...

Would it be right to say that the consultation assumed there would be a charging mechanism and that it was not about whether but about how?

Would it be right to say that the consultation assumed there would be a charging mechanism and that it was not about whether but about how?

Yes, the consultation was about how, but we are listening very carefully to the “how”.

As my hon. Friend said, Members have expressed concern that the introduction of the charging mechanism will make us a less attractive country in which to invest. We are committed to ensuring that the UK is...

Yes, the consultation was about how, but we are listening very carefully to the “how”.

As my hon. Friend said, Members have expressed concern that the introduction of the charging mechanism will make us a less attractive country in which to invest. We are committed to ensuring that the UK is...

I thank the Minister for answering my last intervention so honestly. Given that the last consultation was not about the “whether” but about the “how”, may I ask if there was ever a consultation on

whether this was the most appropriate way to ensure better value and more money for...

I thank the Minister for answering my last intervention so honestly. Given that the last consultation was not about the “whether” but about the “how”, may I ask if there was ever a consultation on

whether this was the most appropriate way to ensure better value and more money for...

Not to the best of my knowledge, but this will of course continue through the NICE review process next year, and I have no doubt that my hon. Friend will be able to discuss this at great length with Lord O’Shaughnessy on Thursday.

I stress that the Government share the views...

Not to the best of my knowledge, but this will of course continue through the NICE review process next year, and I have no doubt that my hon. Friend will be able to discuss this at great length with Lord O’Shaughnessy on Thursday.

I stress that the Government share the views...

Agreed to on question.

Agreed to on question.

I rise to speak about health technology assessment charges in England. I am sad to see that there is not more interest in this debate, even at this very interesting early hour of the morning.

The Government are proposing to charge for technology appraisals undertaken by the National Institute for Health...

I rise to speak about health technology assessment charges in England. I am sad to see that there is not more interest in this debate, even at this very interesting early hour of the morning.

The Government are proposing to charge for technology appraisals undertaken by the National Institute for Health...