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Economy, Business & Finance
Carillion was signed off by Leeds City Council as the preferred bidder for a project in December 2017, but no contract was signed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
What proportion of Carillion PFI deals were awarded during the Labour government? Read
Women, ethnic minorities and people who attended a comprehensive school are all underrepresented within the Cabinet. Read
Health
Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time. Read
Health
The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently. Read
Health
Experts said NHS England needed £4 billion in 2018/19. The government announced in November it will receive £1.6 billion, or £1.9 billion including capital spending. Read
Health
One in six ambulances were delayed for over half an hour after arriving at A&Es in England in the first week of 2018. Read
Health
Both the UK’s population and average life expectancy has increased since the founding of the NHS. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There aren’t any readily available figures for what proportion of all taxes the top 1% pays. This claim is just referring to income taxes. Read
Health
The number of GPs is falling, but we can’t be certain by how much. The number in training is rising, although we don’t know if this will be enough for the government to meet its recruitment targets. Read
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