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NHS Deficits

I am not a Health Committee member, but I was particularly interested in the report and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron) not only on introducing an exceptionally interesting report, but also on engaging a wide range of opinions on it and the Government response. That is highly commendable. I am glad that the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) has returned to his seat. It was interesting to listen to a Conservative party member talking about his opposition to plurality of providers within the NHS, because I thought that that was standard policy. To have treatment centres offering different approaches seems to me to be absolutely right.