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Daniel Zeichner Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Stephen Barclay
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As my hon. Friend says, there is significant capital investment into Worcestershire, as well as a major programme of improvements addressing variation in ambulances, but of course I am also happy to meet her to discuss the matter.

Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)
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Last week, the chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry warned that even associate membership of the European Medicines Agency would not do for our life sciences sector, so can the Secretary of State tell us how much longer we will have to wait and how much more we will have to pay for new medicines if we are outside the European medicines market?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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We will not have to wait longer; we will ensure that we get the best medicines to the people of Britain long after we are members of the European Union, as we did before we were members of the European Union.