Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts
Wednesday 17th June 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb
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I agree with the hon. Gentleman’s point. The Welsh Government have full policy responsibility for health services and all the levers available to them. Full responsibility for the challenges and problems in Welsh health services lies with them.

David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that all those looking across the River Severn enviously at the shorter waiting times and better ambulance response times under the Conservative-run NHS in England have an opportunity for change next May, when they can vote for a Conservative Government in the Welsh Assembly?

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb
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As ever, the Chairman of the Welsh Affairs Committee speaks truth and wisdom. It is not healthy for Wales or the Welsh Labour party for the latter always to assume it will be in power in Cardiff Bay. A non-Labour alternative to running the Assembly would do the Welsh health service the world of good.