National Health Service Funding

Debate between Philip Dunne and Angela Eagle

Tuesday 22nd November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Ms Angela Eagle]

Will the Minister give way?

[Mr Dunne]

No, I will not. I also remind all Members of the House that any reconfiguration proposals—

[Ms Eagle]

Will the Minister give way?

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[Mr Dunne]

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I remind all Members of the House that any reconfiguration proposals that emerge from the STPs will be subject to statutory consultation, and I encourage all Members to—

[Ms Eagle]

Will the Minister give way?

[Mr Dunne]

I have already said that I will not give way.

I encourage all Members to engage with STP leaders in their area so that they can play their full part in considering how these plans should be taken forward. I remind the House that Chris Ham, the chief executive of the King’s Fund—

[Ms Eagle]

rose—

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

Order. If the Minister wishes to give way, he will do so. The bottom line is that the hon. Lady is quite right to ask him if he will do so, but we cannot have people standing up and shouting—[Interruption.] We do not want people on one side saying no and people on the other side saying yes. The bottom line is, I want the Minister to get to the end. He may give way if he wishes to; otherwise, he should carry on.