Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 1 December 2022Answered: 8 December 2022
Asked by
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting)
I was delighted to work closely with the hon. Gentleman when he was Minister for Health for Northern Ireland, and I am delighted to work with his successor. I have met regularly with my counterparts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales since I took up office. The Chancellor’s recent Budget meant a massive £26 billion-a-year boost for the health and social care services; thanks to the Barnett consequentials, the devolved Administrations will benefit from a major increase in their budgets—the biggest since devolution began.