Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 13 January 2026.
Ashley Dalton
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
As it is the ICB shared by my Constituency, I am equally concerned. This will be explored as part of the review and I am more than happy to ask the Minister responsible to contact the hon. Gentleman further on how we can take that forward.
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