Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 23 October 2012.
May I welcome the Secretary of State and his new team to their positions? As the only other person to have made the jump from Culture to Health, I am sure that he will find me a constant source of useful advice.
The Secretary of State has not said much since his appointment, but he did set out his mission in The Spectator:
“I would like to be the person who safeguards Andrew Lansley’s legacy”.
Let us talk about that legacy. Just last week, the Secretary of State slipped out figures on the latest costs of NHS reorganisation. Would he care to update the House on the current estimates?