All 1 Debates between Ben Howlett and Louise Haigh

Wed 24th Jun 2015

A&E Services

Debate between Ben Howlett and Louise Haigh
Wednesday 24th June 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ben Howlett Portrait Ben Howlett
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Yes, absolutely, I did. When I was speaking to countless residents on the doorsteps across Bath, I found that the quality of provision of the Royal United hospital and other hospitals around the rest of the UK was tremendous. I spend a lot more time than Opposition Members do in thanking NHS professionals for the work they are doing in my constituency and elsewhere.

Ben Howlett Portrait Ben Howlett
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I am coming to my conclusion, so I will not take an intervention.

In conclusion, I very much hope that the Secretary of State will continue to find the investment that is needed in our A&Es to keep up with the pressures; think about the need to encourage better access to primary care and community care; and reduce the burdens of bureaucracy that have afflicted our NHS for so long, and that resulted in my brother and his wife fleeing to New Zealand to escape.