Oral Answers to Questions

Gagan Mohindra Excerpts

Tuesday 11th February 2025 Commons Chamber

[Karin Smyth]

I entirely appreciate the frustration and distress caused by medical supply shortages. We are working intensively with industry to resolve the HRT supply issues, and the problems with the supply of Estradot are expected to be resolved by the end of the month. Meanwhile, we have issued a serious shortage protocol to allow community pharmacists to supply alternative brands of the same medicine, and those remain available.

[Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire) (Con)]

T4. My constituent James, from Abbots Langley, wrote to me on the subject of the Chancellor’s recent talk about pushing infrastructure projects, such as the Heathrow airport expansion. Why is the Health Secretary not pushing for this infrastructure funding to be spent on the new Watford General hospital, a project that has cross-party support, is shovel-ready and will save lives?

[Wes Streeting]

If the hon. Member is so committed to that project, perhaps he can explain why his party did so little about it in government.