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Christmas Adjournment

The hon. Lady is entitled to some cross-party support on MRSA. There is no doubt that the Department of Health—particularly the officials, but through them, Ministers—is in denial about the seriousness of MRSA and about what can and should be done. I associate myself with the hon. Lady’s remarks, and tell the Deputy Leader of the House that she is quite correct. The sooner Ministers send down a message that staff will be seriously disciplined if they do not adhere to basic standards, the sooner the carnage will stop.