MPs debate how the NHS deals with patient safety
19 March 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Kevin Barron, chairman of the Commons Health Select Committee, opened a debate in Westminster Hall on a recent report from his committee on patient safety. Ann Keen, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, responded to the debate
- Video and audio: Debate on patient safety
- Commons Hansard: Debate on patient safety
- Health Select Committee
- Health Committee report: Patient Safety
- Government response to Health Committee report on Patient Safety (PDF)
Westminster Hall debates
Westminster Hall adjournment debates allow MPs to discuss issues of local or personal interest which rarely have time to be debated in the main Chamber of the House of Commons. MPs can discuss a variety of issues and receive a response from a government minister.
On Thursdays, the sitting consists of a single debate, either on a topic chosen by the Government or - as on this occasion - on a report from a select committee and on the Government's response.