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Business of the House

Everyone takes individual cases seriously, and it is important that they are resolved satisfactorily. However, it is equally important—as I am sure the hon. Gentleman recognises—that we should not treat individual examples of particular problems as somehow symptomatic of alleged widespread difficulties in the health service. The experience of right hon. and hon. Members across the country is of a remarkable improvement in the operation of the health service, and a significant reduction in waiting times. We need to continue and expand those reductions, but most Members of Parliament are delighted with the improvements that the Government have brought about in the health service.