"5. What assessment he has made of the effect of the current NHS funding formula on rural areas with a large elderly population...." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"It is disappointing to hear that the NHS Commissioning Board has decided not to implement a fairer funding formula. What does the Minister suggest I say to my constituents who potentially face having services withdrawn, when, in the same region, areas such as Barnsley receive almost 30% per head more …..." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend accept that there is discrimination against certain parts of the country, such as rural constituencies, including mine in North Yorkshire? As my constituency is rural and has a lot of elderly residents, we do not seem to get our fair share from the funding formula...." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"May I appeal to the Minister to ensure that rural areas such as North Yorkshire are given a fairer funding formula when the Secretary of State reassesses the formula shortly?..." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"What is my hon. Friend’s experience of youngsters who have to go to such hospitals and who find themselves in mixed-age wards?..." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his response. My constituents will be pleased that the NHS performed on a sound financial basis nationally. What increases will the NHS receive in my local area of north Yorkshire in 2011-12, and can my right hon. Friend confirm that those …..." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"1. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the interim cancer drugs fund; and if he will make a statement...." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his response. Last week, my constituent, Trudy Cusworth, received the news that she is to be given the cancer drug Avastin, despite the panel at St James’s university hospital, Leeds initially refusing to do so. In this case, the emergency cancer …..." Nigel Adams - View Speech
"I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. I am not sure whether I should declare an interest, having received several back pain relief injections in the past. The injections are a big issue in the north Yorkshire area, as evidenced by the huge postbags that my hon. …..." Nigel Adams - View Speech