To ensure that the NHS gets £350 million a week as promised after Brexit.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

I want MPs to debate and discuss how best to ensure that the NHS receives the £350 Million pounds a week that was promised as a result of leaving the European Union.

During the 2016 referendum, the now Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson, along with other incumbent MPs, promised the NHS would receive an extra £350 million a week, as a consequence of leaving the EU. As we are set to leave the EU, on 1st January 2021, it is essential that the NHS receives the money that would have otherwise been paid to the EU.

This promise should be made into law to ensure that the NHS receives this cash injection as soon as possible.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Government has introduced legislation which would increase funding for the NHS by £33.9 billion a year (in cash terms) by 2023/24: https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2019-21/nhsfunding.html. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-funding-bill-enters-parliament.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a legal commitment to a minimum spend on universal health care: Ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend

Timeline

31 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
5 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Nov 2020

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