"I am grateful to the former Secretary of State for giving way, because I am concerned—especially as we are talking about not distorting the facts—by his initial analysis. He attributed part of the pressure on A and E to an outbreak of scurvy and rickets cases. I do not want …..." Jeremy Browne - View Speech
"I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I do not dispute that there are people who live on a small amount of money or that some of those who go to see doctors are not eating adequately. But he attributed the pressures on A and E …..." Jeremy Browne - View Speech
"The hon. Lady mentioned the figure of 633,000 extra people presenting to A and E. In his opening speech, the shadow Health Secretary attributed a proportion of that number to people who had scurvy or rickets, as he tried to paint a Dickensian picture of national squalor. Now that she …..." Jeremy Browne - View Speech