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Debate between Bill Esterson and Simon Burns
Tuesday 27th March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Burns Portrait Mr Simon Burns
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I hope I can reassure my hon. Friend. PCTs carrying legacy debt into 2012-13 must clear it. Clinical commissioning groups will not be responsible for resolving primary care trust legacy debt that arose prior to 2011-12. It is expected that aspirant CCGs will continue to work closely with primary care trusts and primary care trust clusters in 2012-13 to ensure that no PCT ends 2012-13 in a deficit position.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
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One NHS consultant told me that

“NHS reorganisation could mean that you are forced to spend around 10% of your income on private health care insurance.”

Does the Secretary of State accept that the doctor is right to say that people will either wait longer for care or they will have to pay for it?