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Debate between Gareth Bacon and Jerome Mayhew
Tuesday 17th November 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gareth Bacon Portrait Gareth Bacon (Orpington) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support the provision of non-covid-19 healthcare treatment.

Jerome Mayhew Portrait Jerome Mayhew (Broadland) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support the provision of non-covid-19 healthcare treatment.

Edward Argar Portrait The Minister for Health (Edward Argar)
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The Government are supporting the NHS’s ambition to continue to restore elective services for non-covid patients, while of course recognising the pressure on services from covid-19 infection control, with September statistics showing services already restored to about 80% of last year’s levels. Some £2.9 billion of additional funding has been made available from 1 October to manage ongoing covid-19 pressures, alongside recovering non-covid activity levels.

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