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Dr Luke Evans MP

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Dr Luke Evans MP

@drlukeevans

Conservative MP for Hinckley & Bosworth. Doctor (GP) & Shadow Health Minister. Promoted by John Brown of 10A Priory Walk, Hinckley, LE10 1HU.

England

Joined January 2012

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Dr Luke Evans MP
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Jun 28, 2025
A real honour to open the brand new £24m Hinckley Community Diagnostic Centre 🏥🩻 I’m so pleased to have worked with our local NHS to secure funding and play my part in making this a reality. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen for our community!
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Julia Lopez MP
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New Health Secretary, James Murray, was a Treasury Minister when VAT bills started being issued on medicines given for free in clinical trials. So he’s now perfectly placed to put a stop to this craziness, which is seeing critical, innovative treatments pulled from sick adults
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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In March, I asked where the plan was stuck. Today's resignation brings months of speculation to an end. So, what will Starmer do now?
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John Healey
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My letter to the Prime Minister
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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10-6-26 - PMQs - about Defence: Kemi: "Will that requirement be met in full?" Starmer: "We are not going to take lectures on defence from the Opposition after what they did to the armed forces" 11-6-26 - Labour Defence Secretary resigns over...Defence. Wow.
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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🗣️ In my question, I reiterated calls to the Government to publish written reasons for the changes to the code of practice, setting out what changed and why, as they have a duty to do so. 5/5
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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While the Government has been delaying bringing the code of practice to the House, public bodies and businesses across the country have been waiting to understand what the April 2025 ruling means for them. 4/5
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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The draft code was originally given to the Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, last September. That's 9 months ago. Changes were made from the original draft, but the Government has not told us what was changed and why. 3/5
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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⁉️ So what does that mean for the code of practice for services, public functions and associations? The draft code indicates that a single-sex service should be provided on the basis of biological sex, so a women-only service should be for biological women only. 2/5
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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Last week, the Govt made a Statement on the Equality Act 2010 code of practice for services, public functions and associations. The code determines practical applications of the Supreme Court ruling, which said that, for purposes of the EA 2010, sex means biological sex. 1/5
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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So, at this point, we simply don't know. But that is the point. Right now, patients and taxpayers have not been given a clear explanation for this sudden increase in removals from the list. That's why I and the @Conservatives Health team will keep pressing for answers. 12/12
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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I asked whether the Government would review what sits behind this spike and whether patients are coming off for the right reasons. No answer came. And no explanation for the increase was provided. 11/12
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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If this is standard practice, what explains the surge? Were patients treated elsewhere? Were records cleaned up? Was there a year-end drive to validate lists? Or was pressure being applied to hit a political target? 10/12
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Dr Luke Evans MP
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Of course, waiting lists should be validated and updated. The question is not whether removals happen. The question is why they suddenly increased so dramatically? 9/12
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