United Kingdom parliament
Karin Smyth
Member of Parliament · Labour
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House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026
Health Bill: Report stage: patient safety, HSIB, puberty blockers and corridor care
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And I know many honorable members want to talk about the provisions in this bill on many important issues so I will speak briefly about two government amendments relating to medical device licensing and information…”
Watch from 5:13:15Health Bill: Report stage: patient safety, HSIB, puberty blockers and corridor care
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And look, at what people call a wide-ranging and thoughtful debate, I really do want to try and address all the points that have been raised. And I think that there is broad agreement across…”
Watch from 6:12:22
House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026
Health Bill remaining stages: Opening and opposition response
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And before I formally move, I do want to just take a moment to really thank the members of this House on all sides who served on the Bill Committee during what was a very…”
Watch from 4:53:38Health Bill: Maternity safety, mental health and dentistry
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And I do want to thank members across the House for these contributions. It has been, as we'd expect on a bill of this size, a wide-ranging and I won't be able to address every…”
Watch from 7:10:32
Health Bill · House of Commons · 16 July 2026
Minister: rejects tech monitoring new clause
“Thank you, Ms. Bloom, and it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon. So, technology, as the honorable member opposite said before the break, is a game changer, and it's a key enabler of our 10-year health plan…”
Watch from 0:09Minister: plans for NHS leadership accountability
“Thank you, Ms. Lewell. And can I put on record my thanks to all the excellent managers in the NHS. I'm not sure if I raised the bar as the honorable lady said myself, but a great career and one…”
Watch from 5:26Minister: renewed women’s health strategy and data framework
“Thank you, Ms. Low. And this is a really important discussion on women's health that the honorable member has brought before the committee today. And part of the reason for Liberal Democrats that that was a renewed strategy, to be…”
Watch from 17:05
Health Bill · House of Commons · 16 July 2026
New Clause 31: ECG screening for young people
“Thank you, Dr. Huq, and a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. And the honorable gentleman the member for Winchester raises a really important discussion because cardiac issues are serious and too often people lose their lives as…”
Watch from 2:57New Clause 32: Antimicrobial resistance deaths review and division
“Thank you, Dr. Huq. And can I commend the honorable member for again raising this before committee and for his work on the APPG, and he does raise really important and urgent issues and outlines where this becomes an issue…”
Watch from 8:28New Clauses 36–37: NHS board malpractice reporting and coroners’ powers
“Thank you, Dr. Huck, and I thank the honorable member for North Shropshire. She raises issues around patient safety diligently on behalf of her constituents and the wider system, and I will take the time to answer some of those…”
Watch from 15:33
Health Bill · House of Commons · 9 July 2026
Group 55 opened: corridor care amendments
“Thank you, Ms. Low, and it's a pleasure to see you in the chair this afternoon. So I will address new clauses 12, 56, and 84 together, starting with clause 84 tabled by the honorable member for Sleaford and North…”
Watch from 0:12Labour backbencher: local urgent care improvements
“Well, I thank my honorable friend for Ashford for that intervention. And you know, he has been such a strong campaigner. There are a lot of problems in his health community as he well knows and he's always there first…”
Watch from 2:29Beds, delayed discharge and NHS data transparency
“So sort of counting a bed and what they are and what they're used for is a complicated business in in the health service but I know you'll tell me not to defer from the amendment in front of us…”
Watch from 5:50
Health Bill · House of Commons · 9 July 2026
Minister Smyth: existing safeguards make data trust unnecessary
“Thank you Dr. Huq and it's good to see you in the chair this morning. However we don't consider this clause to be necessary to achieve this and we've in part heard it does impose onerous operational requirements and could…”
Watch from 28:16Gregory Stafford: risks of overlapping public health leadership
“Thank you, Dr. Huck. And further to that point, I want to absolutely assure my honorable friend and the member for Worthing West, who's not a member of the committee, and indeed this committee, that the government fully appreciates the…”
Watch from 38:49Minister Smyth: current public health duties and why new clauses are rejected
“Local authorities already employ a director of public health and we expect ICBs to work collaboratively with their local authority partners, not to duplicate their work. NHS England recently published the strategic commissioning framework and guidance for ICBs on strengthening…”
Watch from 39:25
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