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Geraint Davies Excerpts
Tuesday 11th June 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Anna Soubry Portrait Anna Soubry
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Screening is one of the most important aspects of the work of Public Health England and we are keen to make sure that it is addressed both nationally and locally. Great work can be done by local authorities in making sure that women have this vital screening.

Geraint Davies Portrait Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op)
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Is the Secretary of State aware of the alcohol treatment centre in the middle of Cardiff, which treats people who are drunk on Friday and Saturday nights and therefore takes pressure off A and E, ambulance services and the police? Will he look at this model, as we are in Swansea, and pilot it elsewhere?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Jeremy Hunt
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That is definitely worth looking at and is exactly the kind of proposal that we could think about for NHS England. It could make a very big difference.