NHS Reorganisation

Part of Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 1:17 pm on 17 November 2010.

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Photo of Andrew George Andrew George Liberal Democrat, St Ives 1:17, 17 November 2010

It is incontrovertible that the White Paper contradicts the coalition agreement in respect of top-down reorganisation, but I think we would accept the right hon. Gentleman's criticisms of top-down manipulation of local services a great deal more if he were prepared to accept that the previous Government failed in their attempt to reorganise through independent treatment centres or alternative providers of medical services which were massively expensive and did not necessarily provide better services on the ground. Will the right hon. Gentleman at least acknowledge that the previous Government failed in that regard?