Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Steve Brine Excerpts
Wednesday 19th October 2022

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait The Prime Minister
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I have taken responsibility and I have made the right decision in the interest of the country’s economic stability.

Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con)
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Every single Member of this House will have constituents waiting for treatment in the covid backlog. The Health and Social Care Secretary’s priorities are absolutely right, including her B—tackling the backlog. Can the Prime Minister reassure me that the Government are committed to the series of elective hubs that we have promised, including at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in my Winchester constituency?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait The Prime Minister
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My right hon. Friend the Health and Social Care Secretary has set out her plans to deliver on dealing with the covid backlog. She will continue to work on that and make sure that we deal with what was a massive pandemic that created a backlog. We will deal with it.