Health Services (Gloucestershire)

That is true, but I have just looked at you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I think that you might want to get away before then. It is important for the national health service to be in financial balance because it is fair to ask how the money going into the NHS is being used. All parts of the NHS in England have faced issues regarding targets, pay for staff, the agenda for change programme, and so on. They have managed all that and remained in balance. There is not just one reason for the problems. However, it is fair to ask those that are not in balance why they are not. Also, we need a system that will get them back into balance.