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Blake Stephenson

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Tuesday 23rd July 2024

(5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Karin Smyth Portrait The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
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My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the stress that people face when waiting, and we have talked about the disaster of the past 14 years. People with potentially deteriorating conditions are waiting, and we absolutely need to address this issue as part of our work to reduce waiting lists.

Blake Stephenson Portrait Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con)
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T6. The Government have announced ambitious house building targets but, as far as I could tell, the Labour party manifesto was silent on the GP estate upgrades. Does the Secretary of State agree that the Conservative policy of rebuilding or refurbishing 250 GP surgeries in England is a sensible policy to implement?

Wes Streeting Portrait Wes Streeting
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I am proud that the Deputy Prime Minister will be delivering the commitment to build 1.5 million new homes. It is absolutely vital that the infrastructure needed is delivered alongside those new homes, and we and other colleagues across Government will be working very closely with the Deputy Prime Minister to make sure that the social infrastructure is also provided.

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