Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 13 January 2015.
Linda Riordan
Labour, Halifax
11:30,
13 January 2015
What the clinical reasons are for plans to close Calderdale Royal hospital A and E department.
Jane Ellison
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
There are no plans for the closure of A and E at Calderdale Royal hospital.
Linda Riordan
Labour, Halifax
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust failed to give one clear recommendation for closing a 24-hour A and E service in Halifax in its business plan. Is that simply because there aren’t any?
Jane Ellison
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The hon. Lady and I have debated this topic before on the Adjournment. This is a locally led process. Nothing has been ruled in or out, no decision has been made, and first and foremost comes the safety and efficacy of local health services. May I commend to the hon. Lady the approach of her Constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend Craig Whittaker, who at all times has championed the best outcomes for his constituents’ health, rather than seek to make politics out of this?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
