Economic Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:17 pm on 17 March 2020.

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Photo of Daniel Zeichner Daniel Zeichner Labour, Cambridge 7:17, 17 March 2020

Making announcements is one thing, but, to use the Chancellor’s words, operationalising at speed is quite another, so can he be more precise about the resources available for the civil service and local councils? A simple example—a Canadian nurse phoned my office today so frustrated that she cannot help the NHS because we cannot sort out the equivalent qualifications. It will be the same for many others, particularly Bangladeshi nurses working in the care sector.