Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Tonia Antoniazzi

Tuesday 17th April 2018 Commons Chamber

[Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab)]

Six in every 1,000 people in the UK have lymphoedema. What commitment will the Government make to deliver a comprehensive and equitable strategy for NHS England and to end the postcode lottery for lymphoedema patients in the United Kingdom?

[Elizabeth Truss]

That is a question for the Secretary of State for Health, but I would point out that we are putting extra funding into the health service, including an extra £10 billion to help with nurses’ pay and to ensure that we are investing in the technologies for the future.