National Health Service Funding Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

National Health Service Funding

Gloria De Piero Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd November 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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I have given way to the right hon. Gentleman. [Interruption.] He can check Hansard tomorrow.

Gloria De Piero Portrait Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that when funding is cut, our hospitals seek to raise cash in other ways, such as the unacceptable level of car parking charges at our hospitals—charges which the Government promised before the last election to clamp down on?

Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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My hon. Friend is running a brilliant campaign on that. I hope that when the Minister responds, he will reply to that point.