Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alison McGovern and George Freeman

Tuesday 22nd March 2016 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (George Freeman)]

I am delighted to join my hon. Friend in that congratulation and to confirm the announcement in the autumn statement that the Government are committed to putting £4.8 billion of capital into the NHS every year through to 2021. That will include funding for proton beam therapy and for major new hospitals at Brighton and at Sandwell, in addition to our billion pounds a year for NHS research and our £700 million a year for medical research through the Medical Research Council.

[Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)]

The financial year ends next week. What does the Secretary of State expect the NHS provider budget deficit to be by then?