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Mike Amesbury
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Edward Argar
I can confirm that my hon. Friend is absolutely right in her assessment of the progress that we are making.
Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)
When are Halton and Warrington going to get their new hospital campuses? We have waited for far too long.
Edward Argar
The hon. Gentleman showed admirable brevity in making his point very clearly, as ever—[Interruption.] I suspect he faces a bit of competition from his hon. Friend the Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane) for the funding. In my recollection—forgive me if I am off on this—I think that Halton and Warrington have submitted a bid for funding as part of the next eight. There is considerable interest in this. We are evaluating all those at the moment and, in the coming months, we will work that down to a shortlist. It would be wrong for me to prejudge that process, but it is not wrong, of course, for the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) to continue championing his local hospital and its cause.