Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“What steps he is taking to reduce the number of patients who wait longer than four hours for treatment in A&E.”

Tabled: 4 March 2020Answered: 10 March 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

Ms Billington

As a fellow coastal MP, I absolutely rebut the hon. Gentleman’s idea that this Government do not understand coastal or rural communities. I accept the challenges he found with the fuel finder for the Isle of Wight, and we need to ensure that full transparency also extends to making sure that the cheapest fuel possible is available in all communities. I would like to point out, however, that many of his residents will benefit from the announcement we made today on the regulation of heating oil. Off-grid heating oil has, until now, not benefited from regulation; now it will do.