Health Infrastructure Plan - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:24 pm on 30 September 2019.

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Photo of Lord Bethell Lord Bethell Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) 5:24, 30 September 2019

I thank the noble Lord for a detailed question. I cannot possibly pretend to know the details of the accounting rules that govern these kinds of arrangements, but I will be glad to write to reassure him on this matter. All I can say is that by designing and publishing a detailed long-term plan, the scope for fiddling around and moving money from one bucket to another is greatly diminished.