Monday 31st October 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Understandably, there is extensive interest in this subject. Accommodating anywhere near the number of would-be contributors will require brevity, to be exemplified—I hope and if he is true to form—by Mr Philip Hollobone.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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People in Kettering appreciate plain speaking. Can the Health Secretary tell the House what the NHS budget was in 2014-15, what it will be in 2020-21 and what the difference is between the two numbers?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I want to get the exact figures in order to live up to my hon. Friend’s reputation for plain speaking, which is second to none. The NHS budget in 2014-15 will be £98.1 billion and in 2021 it will go up to £119.9 billion. In real terms, that is a £10 billion increase.