Health and Social Care Bill

Mark Simmonds Excerpts
Tuesday 20th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Simmonds Portrait Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con)
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Will the Minister confirm that most of the foundation trusts that are interested in raising and removing the cap want to invest the money that they would generate from private income to improve services for NHS patients? [Interruption.]

Paul Burstow Portrait Paul Burstow
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That is exactly the point; those moneys have to be reinvested—[Interruption.]

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Mark Simmonds Portrait Mark Simmonds
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I draw the House’s attention to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Does the shadow Secretary—[Interruption.] Does the shadow Secretary of State—[Interruption.] Does the shadow Secretary of State object to NHS foundation trusts raising money through private income—therefore and thereby spending it on NHS patients?