(Scunthorpe)
(Lab): I beg to move amendment 22, in
clause 4, page 3, line 10, at end
insert—
“(5A) Regulations under subsection (1) must not be made until the
Secretary of State has undertaken and published an impact
assessment of the effect of the regulations on the United
Kingdom’s health, social care and medical research sectors.
(5B) An impact assessment under subsection (5A) above must
include, but is not limited to, an assessment of the regulations
impact on—
(a) the health and social care workforce;
(b) the cancer workforce; and
(c) the medical research workforce.
(5C) An impact assessment under subsection 1 must be laid before
both Houses of Parliament.”
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer.
As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cancer, it is also
a pleasure to take this opportunity to raise these issues by moving
amendment 22. The measure has wide-ranging support from the cancer
sector, with no fewer than 18 cancer charities urging support
for it, namely Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK,
Bloodwise, Bowel Cancer UK, the brain tumour Charity, brain tumour Research, Breast Cancer Care,
Breast Cancer Now, the cancer counselling group, CHAPS, CLIC
Sargent, Ovarian Cancer Action, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Prostate
Cancer UK, Sarcoma UK, Tackle Prostate Cancer, the Teenage Cancer
Trust and Tenovus Cancer Care...
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