Neale Hanvey – 2023 Parliamentary Question to Prime Minister on Health Strikes

The parliamentary question asked by Neale Hanvey, the Alba MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in the House of Commons on 18 January 2023.

Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (Alba)

A Transport Secretary implying NHS workers are deliberately putting people in danger, a Health Secretary pitting dedicated nurses against vulnerable patients—does the Prime Minister really expect the public to believe that the very people who have dedicated their lives to saving life and limb are so reckless? Is it not the case that this Government have pushed them to their absolute limit and they have no other option but to strike?

The Prime Minister

We have enormous respect and gratitude for all our public sector workers, especially those in the NHS. That is why we have backed them with not just record funding, but record investment in more doctors and nurses, with 15,000 more doctors, 30,000 more nurses and more lifesaving equipment that will help them to do their jobs. We continue to want to engage constructively in dialogue with them.