The hon. Gentleman makes an important point, but the decision was not made by clinicians but by commissioners, who have left the eastern side of England between Newcastle and England without a heart unit. Many of my constituents would have gone to Leicester in preference to Newcastle. Now they will probably travel to London or Liverpool.
Summer Adjournment
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Percy
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 July 2012.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Summer Adjournment.
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