New Hospital Programme Review Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

New Hospital Programme Review

Anna Dixon Excerpts
Monday 20th January 2025

(1 week, 5 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Wes Streeting Portrait Wes Streeting
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We are happy to receive sensible representations from Members about their projects, as we have from my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy). It is a bit rich for Conservative Members to talk about understanding how public finances work.

Anna Dixon Portrait Anna Dixon (Shipley) (Lab)
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Last autumn, I met the Secretary of State to discuss the rebuild of the RAAC-infested Airedale general hospital. I reiterate my thanks on behalf of my constituents, who are being treated in wards with propped-up ceilings, for his and the ministerial team’s commitment to ensuring that this vital new hospital goes ahead with a deliverable timetable and a sustainable funding plan.

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the previous Government’s commitment to delivering 40 new hospitals by 2030 was, as the NAO concluded, disingenuous and “unrealistic”?