Oral Answers

Debate between Greg Smith and Will Quince

Tuesday 25th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Will Quince]

I recognise the pressures on the system, but Labour has spent the non-dom money 10 times over. We are taking real action on this issue: real-terms spending on general practice is up by more than a fifth since 2016; as I said, we are investing £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million GP appointments; we have recruited more than 25,000 additional primary care staff; and there are 2,167 more doctors in general practice; and we have the highest number ever in training.

[Greg Smith (Buckingham) (Con)]

12. What steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time from receiving a cancer diagnosis to first treatment.