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Lord Mann Excerpts
Tuesday 8th March 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Burns Portrait Mr Burns
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I hope that I can reassure my hon. Friend in so far as that is not automatically or necessarily the case. The geographical area of a consortium will be determined by what is most appropriate in the local area.

Lord Mann Portrait John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)
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When, oh when, will the Minister listen to the country, get his sticky mitts off the health service and stop meddling with our hospitals and doctors?

Simon Burns Portrait Mr Burns
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We are not meddling; we are modernising the NHS to put quality at the heart of care, and to enhance and improve outcomes, which is the most important thing for patients.