Context
The MP notes that NHS waiting lists have risen significantly since the Conservative government took power, and criticizes the government for not taking responsibility.
Question
What steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS treatment. NHS waiting lists have risen threefold since the Tories came to power, and the Prime Minister's pledge to cut waiting lists is in tatters. Rather than taking responsibility, the Tories first blamed NHS staff who were trying to get better pay, and now they have opened up a new round of media attacks on the sick and the disabled. Why do not the Government instead go after the tax dodgers, as Labour plans to do, to raise funds and help resolve the crisis in our NHS?
Answer from Andrew Stephenson
The hon. Gentleman does not condemn the strikes, while we are getting waiting lists down in England, Welsh Labour has the longest hospital waits in Great Britain, putting patients at risk because it does not have a plan to clear the backlog. In December 2023 the Welsh Labour Government had the highest number of patients in Great Britain waiting over two years for treatments.
Not addressed: The questioner's specific ask about addressing tax dodging was entirely avoided
How: Changing Subject To Blame Opposition
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