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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 April 2026

Debate

Women’s Health Strategy

Contribution

My Lords, in responding to the Front-Bench questions, the Minister referred to holding providers’ feet to the financial fire. I believe that she was referring to the part of the strategy that says it will empower women to have a stronger say by asking them to say whether, based on their experience, money should be withheld from providers or where it should be invested. This is returning to the idea of competition, which has done such damage to our health and education systems. Surely if a service is struggling, it needs support; taking money away from it is going to be a real problem. We know that services very often struggle in the most economically deprived areas. Does the Minister agree that reducing funding has never improved a medical system or made it safer, more accessible or better?

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