Clause 2 - Primary care trusts

Part of NHS Reform and Health Care – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:30 am on 29 November 2001.

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Photo of Andy Burnham Andy Burnham Labour, Leigh 9:30, 29 November 2001

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Conservative Front-Bench spokesmen seem constantly to be contradicting themselves? On Tuesday afternoon, the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) said that Labour's

``reorganisation is stupid, pointless, ill thought out, a waste of time, ludicrous and rushed through in the face of the objections of the BMA and the RCN.''—[Official Report, Standing Committee A, 27 November 2001; c. 87.]

This morning he has gone on at length about how he supports the principles of PCTs. Is my right hon. Friend as confused as I am?