Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Roger Williams Excerpts
Wednesday 4th March 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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I do not accept the hon. Gentleman’s premise. Welsh MPs will still be here fighting for their constituents and ensuring the best care for them, be it on the Welsh or English side of the border. That is what we will be elected for.

Roger Williams Portrait Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)
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Rural GP practices are at particular risk, as shown by the proposed closure of the Llanwrtyd GP surgery, and patients will have nowhere to go. Will the Minister make representations not only to the Royal College of General Practitioners but to the Wales Deanery, to encourage more GPs?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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That is a matter for the Welsh Government, but I will happily raise that point. The point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Glyn Davies) underlines the fact that flexibility would create greater opportunity to try to fill those gaps.