National Health Service Funding

Richard Drax Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd November 2016

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Drax Portrait Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con)
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I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the calm and dignified way he is dealing with this debate, as compared with the Opposition. May I put in a plug for local community hospitals, not just in my constituency but right across the country, and how vital their retention is for good quality care in the future?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I thank my hon. Friend, who himself personifies calm and dignity. Community hospitals are indeed extremely important. Their role may change, but they will none the less continue to be a vital part of provision in most of our constituencies.