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Statement on University College Hospital Morecambe Bay

19 June 2013

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Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, made a statement on the independent report into the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of the University College Hospital Morecambe Bay, in the House of Commons on Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Shadow Secretary of Health, Andy Burnham, responded on behalf of the Opposition.

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