Health and Social Care Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:14 pm on 31 January 2011.

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Photo of Andrew Lansley Andrew Lansley The Secretary of State for Health 4:14, 31 January 2011

Let me complete this point, then I will give way to my hon. Friend Mr Baron. On the point of allowing the independent sector to be a provider to the NHS, I should say that it was Andy Burnham, the shadow Secretary of State's predecessor, who said that

"the private sector puts its capacity into the NHS for the benefit of NHS patients, which I think most people in this country would celebrate."-[ Hansard, 15 May 2007; Vol. 460, c. 250WH.]

Well, Labour Members are not celebrating it now; they have reverted to type.