Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts

Tuesday 10th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Lansley]

I am grateful for that question. I will certainly be happy to write to the hon. Gentleman on Guisborough hospital—I will not delay the House with the detail. I have those details, and will be happy to correspond with him.

[Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)]

The Prime Minister speaks of the “health and safety monster”; does the Minister believe it is right that advertising for personal injury lawyers should be displayed in hospital A and E departments, which many might think would feed the monster and make it bigger?

[The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns)]

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that, because it is an important issue. As he might be aware, there are rules and regulations: it is not acceptable for that sort of advertising in NHS hospitals. I would hope that any trusts behaving in that way immediately review their procedures.