In response to the Autumn Statement, James welcomed the Chancellor's commitment to the new hospitals programme and pressed him to make urgent decisions on building a new QEH.
James said:
- "I welcome the Chancellor's commitment in his statement to the new hospitals programme and given the Health Secretary's commitment yesterday to deal with the concrete cancer which means that the Queen Elizabeth hospital in my constituency has three thousand props holding up its roof, will he reassure people in North West Norfolk that the government will make urgent decisions to build a new QEH?"
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, replied saying:
- "I visited the QEH and I absolutely understand the concerns that my Hon Fried is talking about We do commit today that we will protect the new hospitals programme and we do want to spend very important money in our capital programme in the NHS.
