Oral Answers to Questions

Steve McCabe Excerpts
Tuesday 7th December 2010

(14 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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The reforms we propose will bring far greater accountability not only through local authorities but through patient choice and through front-line clinicians being able to commission services.

Let me also tell my hon. Friend that I have today referred to the independent reconfiguration panel, for initial appraisal, the question referred to me by Lancashire county council about the children’s ward at Burnley hospital.

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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Will the Secretary of State join me in deprecating the outrageous behaviour of the Prime Minister’s aides who told the Financial Times that the Secretary of State, on his reorganisation, has all the answers—unfortunately to all the wrong questions?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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The hon. Gentleman should not believe what he reads in the papers and when he is trying to quote from them, he should do so accurately.