Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Angela Eagle and Steve Brine

Tuesday 19th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)]

On admissions to hospital for malnutrition, will the Minister tell me what has been happening at Wirral University Teaching Hospital? Admissions for malnutrition went up from 21 in 2009-10 to 707 in 2014-15. They went up again to 728 and this year currently stand at 586. That seems very, very high. Can anyone tell me what is going on? If not, will Ministers write to me to explain these huge figures?

[Steve Brine]

There is £2.8 million in extra winter funding, but I will write to the hon. Lady with the details she asks for.