NHS Funding

Dan Poulter Excerpts
Wednesday 12th December 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andy Sawford Portrait Andy Sawford
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I want to keep my remarks to Kettering general hospital, and I do not think that PFI is the issue there.

Dan Poulter Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Dr Daniel Poulter)
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The hon. Gentleman mentioned the Healthier Together programme; it is clear that many of the hospitals in that programme have very high PFI debts. We will get the figures for him, to clarify that, in the closing remarks.

Andy Sawford Portrait Andy Sawford
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A few weeks ago, the hon. Gentleman—I am sure that he had no intention of misleading the House—talked about the funding issues at Kettering general hospital being driven by PFI deals in Anglian hospitals, which are not really part of the group that I am talking about.

Dan Poulter Portrait Dr Poulter
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Andy Sawford Portrait Andy Sawford
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I will not give way; I want to make important points for my constituents. It is important that these things are put on record, so I shall not be giving way to the hon. Gentleman again. He has not done a great service to people in my constituency in the way that he has addressed these issues.