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Again, I think that we need to improve the parliamentary scrutiny of that, by means of an emergency brake—a period between the making and the laying of an instrument—or measures to prevent it from happening during a parliamentary recess.
And the age bar would be taken into account in terms of undue delay. No. You can get treatment abroad only for things that you are entitled to get under the NHS here.
From the cabinet secretary's point of view, how can the existing process be improved to achieve greater scrutiny, more time—where appropriate—and greater accountability? I am happy to answer that question.