“If he will take steps through the Government's Business Rates Review to tackle exploitation of business rates relief.”
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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.