United Kingdom parliament

Edward Argar

Member of Parliament · Conservative

Transcripts of what Edward Argar said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

13 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • Lib Dem support and backbencher technical questions

      “Thank you very much, Ms. Jardine. I won't keep the committee for long. Can I start by saying I'm very pleased to see the honorable and gallant gentleman, the minister, still in his seat as the minister. I know this…”
      Watch from 9:08

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 16 July 2026

    • Ministerial Statement: Local Government Reorganisation in England

      “Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I live in my patch and I know there will be genuine local fury at the contempt this government has shown for them in approving a Leicester City land grab, something that has…”
      Watch from 3:50:24

  3. Health Bill · House of Commons · 9 July 2026

    • Public health focus vs new committees and managers

      “I'm very grateful to him. He will probably be aware of the King's Fund report from late last year, which highlighted and it only goes up to 2025, so it's 2010 to 2025, 15 years, highlighted that the growth rate…”
      Watch from 28:03

  4. Health Bill · House of Commons · 9 July 2026

    • Edward Argar: support for mortality data and systemic view of corridor care

      “Thank you very much Dr. Hook. And I agree with the broad thrust of the points made by the honorable lady the member for North Shropshire when she highlights the impact of corridor care on patients, on families, and indeed…”
      Watch from 47:40

    • Edward Argar: discharge, tribunals and ambulance handover risks

      “As I say, I can see what she is seeking to do and what she's seeking to do is not unreasonable, which is to cast a light on the impact that corridor care has on patients, families and indeed on…”
      Watch from 51:36

    • Edward Argar: discharge, tribunals and ambulance handover risks

      “There were, and I looked at this, and this is four years ago, so it may well be very different today, but I inherited post-pandemic about 13,000 beds across the system in acute beds which had in them patients who…”
      Watch from 54:25
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  5. Health Bill · House of Commons · 7 July 2026

    • New clauses on funding and impact of Healthwatch abolition

      “Thank you very much, Ms. Llwyd, and I will confine my remarks to group 47, conscious I think with the next group we'll have the opportunity to talk about local arrangements, so I'll stick to the national. I think we…”
      Watch from 1:21:16

    • Extended case for preserving independent local Healthwatch

      “Thank you very much, Ms. Lewell-Buck. And in focusing on the local Healthwatch arrangements with Clause 65 stand part and Schedule 10, as I said in speaking to the previous group of amendments, Healthwatch at a national level is respected…”
      Watch from 2:05:03

    • New clauses 3–5 & 43: NHS data sovereignty, Palantir and private providers’ transparency

      “Thank you, Ms. Hull. I'll be very brief in my questions, which I'm conscious are actually, given that these new clauses are being moved by the Liberal Democrats, for once I'm not going to be asking the Minister for a…”
      Watch from 4:02:58

  6. Health Bill · House of Commons · 7 July 2026

    • Edward Argar: former Minister defends original HSIB model

      “Thank you very much, Sir Roger. And I was particularly keen to speak on clauses 59 to 63 because in the 2022 Act, which I took through as a minister, HSSIB was a key part of that. And I was…”
      Watch from 1:35:24

    • Joe Robertson: public confidence, CQC reputation and perception of ‘marking own homework’

      “I'm very grateful to my honourable friend and he quite rightly is highlighting the importance of independence and trust in the independence of the organisations investigating failures and making recommendations. Would he also agree with me though that's only half…”
      Watch from 1:59:02

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