Charles Walker secures meeting with new Secretary of State for Health to discuss concerns of Broxbourne residents about loss of hospital services in north London and in Welwyn.

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con): I welcome the Secretary of State to his new position. I knew him for a number of years before I came to this place and he is a man of great integrity and decency. As Secretary of State, he is in a profoundly important position when it comes to having an impact on the future of the NHS. In my constituency, we face the closure of hospital services in north London and services in the north of my constituency, in Welwyn. May I prevail upon him to grant me a 10 or 15 minute meeting so that I can discuss my concerns? We are between a rock and a hard place.

Alan Johnson: I would very much welcome a meeting with the hon. Gentleman to talk about the problems in his constituency.

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