Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Afzal Khan and Stephen Kinnock

Tuesday 14th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Kinnock]

I have honestly never heard so much nonsense in my entire life. We invested £80 million in Advice and Guidance. Some 1.1 million Advice and Guidance requests were diverted from the waiting list, so that care is being delivered in the right place. We have embedded A&G into the core contract, recognising it as routine practice, removing annual sign-ups and providing more predictable funding. The shadow Minister seems to be saying that patients who do not need to be treated in hospital should be treated in hospital. That runs completely counter to the entire strategy, which is about moving care from hospital into the community. The Conservative party needs to get with the programme.

[Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme) (Lab)]

8. What discussions he has had with regulators on tackling anti-Muslim hostility in the NHS.