At the first Health and Social Care questions of the new Parliament, James called on the government to honour the pledge it made during the election campaign to deliver the new hospitals programme including QEH.
Text of exchange:
James Wild (North West Norfolk) (Con)
"During the general election campaign, Labour said it was “committed to delivering the new hospitals programme, including modernising the QEH at Kings Lynn to address its potentially dangerous RAAC”.
Will the Secretary of State honour that pledge, which was made to my constituents and to the staff at QEH, and approve the business case submitted by the trust for the new multi-storey car park, which is a key enabling project for the new hospital that we need by 2030?"
Wes Streeting Health Secretary
"Hospitals with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete are at the top of my list of priorities. I am extremely concerned about the dire state of the NHS estate. Once again, I think that is a bit rich from Opposition Members, whose party was in government only weeks ago. They had a Prime Minister local to that hospital, and they did not do anything when they had the chance, but they should not worry—we will clean up their mess."
