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NHS and Social Care Funding

Debate between Jonathan Ashworth and Bill Esterson
Wednesday 11th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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Labour MPs have been raising these matters in this House for weeks, including at urgent questions and in Opposition day debates.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
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I presume what the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) meant to say was that two Back-Bench Labour Members took part in the debate—I was one of them. Does my hon. Friend agree that the point about community pharmacies, GPs and investment in social care is that they save the Government money? That is why they should invest in them now to take pressure off A&Es.