Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Hammond and Wes Streeting

Tuesday 15th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Hammond]

The hon. Gentleman is right to say that volunteers in the NHS provide an invaluable service, but he is completely wrong to suggest that any part of the long-term plan relies on volunteers. There is an expansion in numbers of nursing associates to deal with those vacancies and, as I have said to other hon. Members, we have seen an increase in the number of doctors in GP training. Obviously, he will welcome the £20.5 billion a year that is going into the national health service. That will inevitably mean more doctors and nurses, which is why we are making more training places available.

[Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab)]

2. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.