Comprehensive Spending Review

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 29 March 2007.

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Photo of Stephen Timms Stephen Timms The Chief Secretary to the Treasury 10:30, 29 March 2007

No, the hon. Gentleman is not correct about that. My right hon. Friend made it clear in his Budget speech that the NHS in England will receive an increase next year in excess of £8 billion, which is the largest cash increase in the history of the NHS. It will build on the large increases that have led to a transformation in the health service in recent years and to great improvements in the services received by people up and down the country. The hon. Gentleman should, however, be worried about the failure of his hon. Friend on the Front Bench