National Health Service Funding Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Rosie Cooper

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National Health Service Funding

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Tuesday 22nd November 2016

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Answer the question.

Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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I give way to my hon. Friend. [Interruption.]

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Rosie Cooper Portrait Rosie Cooper
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Perhaps the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) would like to tell me how cutting the A&E at Southport and Ormskirk hospital and giving local community and acute services to Virgin Care can be a positive story for the NHS.

Jonathan Ashworth Portrait Jonathan Ashworth
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This is exactly the sort of point that we are making; my hon. Friend is absolutely correct. That is why we need to look carefully at all these STPs. Of course, we do not know much about them at the moment, because all we see is glossy brochures that tell us that everything is going to be all right and not to worry. We want transparency. The Secretary of State should insist that every single STP is published and that we have the details of the cuts that will be made in our communities.

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