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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Health Services: Southend West

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her kind words. I will just conclude by saying that it has been a huge privilege to respond to debates such as this, and I am very grateful to her for affording me that privilege this evening.

Question put and agreed to...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I am happy to do so, Mr Stringer.

It is a pleasure to be here on the Front Bench responding to this very important debate. If I am still in this role on Sunday, I think I will be the third longest-serving Minister for Health since 1970, which says something …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I just want to make a few more points, and then of course I will give way to the shadow Minister. She and I spent many happy hours in the Health and Care Bill Committee over many days.

On engagement with the private sector, again I would urge a little …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"That is exactly what we are doing: we are leading and putting forward measures. Disappointingly, Labour voted against that extra funding...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I just want to finish this point, but I will give way to the hon. Lady because it is her debate.

My hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) and others are right in their analysis that this is about patient flows. It is about a whole-system approach and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I am grateful to the hon. Lady, but when hon. Members raise party political points, it is incumbent on me as Minister to respond and to put the facts on the record. I will turn to the specific points she has raised. I will also turn, in that context, to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I would like to make a little progress before giving way again. I am conscious that I need to leave enough time for the hon. Member for Bath to respond.

That affects how quickly patients can be admitted from A&E, and such delays increase waiting times, as has been said, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I will give way to the hon. Lady, but I want to make a little progress. There are points I want to make before I run out of time, but then I will give way.

That number, as we know, has frequently been higher during the pandemic, and there is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"If the hon. Lady is brief, I will of course give way...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Ambulance and Emergency Department Waiting Times

"I will not commit myself to what the hon. Lady specifically asks for because of the challenge of data collection, but I will say that I see where she is coming from and appreciate the underlying point, which is about understanding the impact of the policy. It has been in …..."
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