But Stuart Jeffery, Green
party health spokesman, described the proposal as «shocking» and «inherently discriminatory».
Not exact matches
Lamb has been the
party's
spokesman on
health issues, and championed the manifesto policy of putting 1p on income tax to fund the NHS and social care.
Cllr Andy Morgan currently represents the Hulton Ward on Bolton Council and is the Conservative
Party's
spokesman for
Health and also the Council
Health Scrutiny Chairman.»
Norman Lamb, the Norfolk MP who is the
party's
health spokesman, and who argued strongly for a 1p increase in income tax to boost funding for the NHS and social care during the election campaign, is another likely contender.
Meanwhile John Healey, the
party's
health spokesman, has become a thoughtful critic of European competition policy.»
Simon Hughes, the
health spokesman who has a huge powerbase in the
party in London, wastes little opportunity in criticising Lib Lab co-operation, while Charles Kennedy, the
party's former president, makes no secret of his disapporval.
The Liberal Democrats will launch a brutal attack on quangos if they have any part in government, the
party's
health spokesman has said.
Mr Pugh has previously served as shadow
spokesman for transport and
health, and, after the election of Nick Clegg as
party leader, he worked with Vince Cable as shadow Treasury
spokesman.
Norman Lamb, the
party's
health spokesman, said: «The expert panel I've set up is looking at a hypothecated
health and care tax and whether we need to increase tax.
After Swinson, who was elected deputy leader last week, the
party's
health spokesman and 2015 leadership candidate Norman Lamb also ruled out running.
Mr Laws ridiculed a conference motion tabled by the
party's
health spokesman, Evan Harris, which, he said, contained «26 references to staff doctors and nurses and only one to patients, and that in the context of over-inflated patient expectations».
The
party's former leadership contender Norman Lamb announced he intends to stand down as Lib Dem
health spokesman to concentrate on his new role as chairman of the Commons science and technology committee.
From 2003 to 2006 he was the
party's
health spokesman.
But the trickiness of his task in leading a united
party forward was exposed as foreign affairs
spokesman Menzies Campbell, a strong supporter of the Lib - Lab project, called for an unprecedented extension of co-operation with Labour to new policy areas including
health and education.