Oral Answers to Questions

Stephanie Peacock Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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No, no; Yorkshire is the most marvellous place, but it is a considerable distance from the narrow ambit of the question, from which the Minister did not stray. The ingenuity of those Members will be served later in our proceedings.

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Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine
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That is certainly not the case. We had a very good debate on breast cancer last week. It is BCAM still this month for another week. The 75% was a target, a new national ambition. It most certainly is not the limit of our ambition.

Stephanie Peacock Portrait Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) (Lab)
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Will the Government write off the debts of Yorkshire hospitals so that extra money invested can go into patient care?

Steve Barclay Portrait Stephen Barclay
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As the Secretary of State set out, we are making a significant funding commitment to the NHS—the extra £20 billion—but that is not conditional on writing off debt.