Public Services Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Public Services

Maria Miller Excerpts
Tuesday 28th April 2020

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Those are very good points, which I will consider and discuss with the Health Secretary.

Maria Miller Portrait Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con)
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Can my hon. Friend confirm that, as well as treating patients for covid-19, our NHS is very much there for people needing urgent access to healthcare, and will my right hon. Friend confirm that the NHS is open for business for everybody who needs it? Anybody who is suffering a stroke, a heart attack or other life-threatening conditions should not be deterred from seeking that important medical help.

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My right hon. Friend makes a very important point. We must do everything we can to encourage people, particularly those with serious conditions such as cancer, to seek support from the NHS. The effective response that the NHS has mounted to the pandemic so far enables us to treat them as well.