2012 November 13

On Tuesday 13 November 2012, the Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, heard evidence from the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP Secretary of State for Health and the Chief Executive of the NHS and the NHS Commissioning Board Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE as part of their inquiry into public expenditure.

During a statement on the Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board on 13 November 2012, Valerie asked the Secretary of State for Health whether any underspend in the budget stays in the NHS.