NHS Outsourcing and Privatisation

Liz Saville Roberts Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd May 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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Absolutely. I wish the Labour candidate in Lewisham East well and will be campaigning with them. We will be sending a firm message to the Tories that privatisation of the NHS will end. The NHS is not for sale.

Liz Saville Roberts Portrait Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC)
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Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)
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It is not about my patience, but about Back Benchers.

Liz Saville Roberts Portrait Liz Saville Roberts
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I have only one question: will the hon. Gentleman explain why the Welsh Labour Government have outsourced dialysis services at Wrexham?

Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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We have always said that there is a small role for the private sector. This is what I said earlier—[Interruption.]