PMQs: Richard Foord challenges Prime Minister over South West Hospitals

The Liberal Democrat MP condemned the Prime Minister for hospitals on the South West still being without planning permission.

Richard asked the Prime Minister when the West Country would see progress on the new hospitals.

Rishi Sunak failed to address the issue when it was raised with him. Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey also raised the issue with the Prime Minister in the same session.

Commenting Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Honiton Richard Foord said:
“People across the West Country feel let down by the dire state of our local health services. It’s clear that we need change and fast.

“For too long towns and villages across our region have been taken for granted; ambulance crews are stretched to breaking point, local GPs and dentists are under immense pressure, and A&E waiting times are leaving patients waiting hours for urgent care.

“The Conservatives have let the NHS crisis spiral out of control, failing to deliver the new hospitals they promised and making people wait hours for an ambulance or months for urgent cancer treatment."