Oral Answers to Questions

Robert Halfon Excerpts
Tuesday 15th July 2014

(10 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Jeremy Hunt
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

I am happy to look into the details of that case and be as much of a bureaucracy buster as I can.

Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
- Hansard - -

T10. Is my hon. Friend aware that nurses are paying an extra £200 a month and patients an extra £40 a week for ever-increasing hospital car parking charges? Will he look into the problem, meet me and do everything he can to end the great hospital car parking rip-off?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

I share my hon. Friend’s concerns that the car park charges in some hospitals are just too high. I understand that hospitals have financial pressures, as do many parts of the system, but I am happy to talk to him on another occasion about what specifically can be done on this issue.