I’m pleased to be supporting my colleague, Alan Mak MP, on his NHS Reserves Bill - a new reservist scheme for the NHS modelled on the Armed Forces reserves and Police special constables. The Bill, which is supported by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, will be a uniformed, standing reserve of clinical and non-clinical volunteers which NHS hospitals, GP surgeries, pharmacies and other NHS bodies can call upon, for example during major incidents. NHS England is putting in place a pilot scheme in our region and I think this is a great initiative, that I back all the way.